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Iran not looking for war, airstrike in Iraq part of our response, says Teh
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India Ali Chegeni on Wednesday said that Tehran is "not looking for war," a statement which comes amid heightened tension between the US and Tehran following the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
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Slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani laid to rest in his hometown
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kerman [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): The body of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike last week, was laid to rest in his hometown of Kerman on Wednesday morning, state media said.
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35 mourners killed in stampede during funeral of Iran's military general S
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (ANI): At least 35 mourners were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries on Tuesday in a stampede during the funeral for Iranian general Qasem Soleimani at his hometown in Kerman, according to the Iranian television.
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Anti-US protest in Delhi against Suleimani's killing
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): A large group of people held a protest near the United States embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday over the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad last week.
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Tens of thousands turn out in Iranian city for Soleimani's funeral
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (ANI): A sea of black-clad mourners on Tuesday poured into the streets of Kerman to attend the funeral of Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian General killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad last week.
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Trump made right decision to stop Soleimani from terror campaign, says Pom
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): Amid soaring tensions over Iranian general Qasem Soleimani's killing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday again backed President Donald Trump's action to order the airstrike near Baghdad International Airport that killed the senior general, who was
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After Iran ditches nuke deal, Trump says Tehran 'will never have weapons'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): A day after Iran ditched its last obligation under the 2015 nuclear deal which targetted to limit its number of centrifuges, US President Donald Trump on Monday continued his attack on Iran, asserting that Tehran "will never" obtain nuclear weapons.
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US House to vote on resolution limiting Trump's military action with regar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The US House of Representatives will vote on a resolution this week to limit President Donald Trump's military actions with regards to Iran, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday in the wake of escalated tensions between the countries following an airstr
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Equities crash on US-Iran tensions, Nifty sinks below 12,100
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Equity indices suffered a blow during early hours on Monday on the back of escalating geopolitical tension after a senior Iranian military official was killed by a US airstrike.
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Jaishankar dials Pompeo, shares India's concerns on 'evolving situation' i
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday spoke to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the phone and shared India's concerns over the 'evolving situation' in the Gulf region after the killing of Iran's senior military commander Qasem Soleimani in a U
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US mocks Iran, calls it 'hypocritical' to declare 3 days of mourning after
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): The United States on Sunday mocked Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei for declaring three days of mourning after the recent killing of Qasem Soleimani, chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, in an airst
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Developments in Gulf have taken 'serious turn': Jaishankar after talks wit
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Expressing concern over the recent turn of events in the Middle East, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that developments in the region have "taken a very serious turn" in the wake of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani's killing in
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