New Delhi, May 12 -- Iran dispatched multiple military aircraft, including a reconnaissance plane, to a strategically important Pakistani air base in the days following the ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump in early April. CBS News reported the move, citing US officials with knowledge of the matter, describing it as an apparent effort to protect Iranian military assets from further American airstrikes.

CBS News, citing unnamed US officials, reported that Iran sent the aircraft to Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan, a major military installation located just outside Rawalpindi, the Pakistani garrison city adjacent to the capital, Islamabad. The base is one of Pakistan's most strategically significant military airfields and se...