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Centre closely monitoring situation: V Muraleedharan on US-Iran tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): As the tensions continued to remain high in the Gulf region following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US air raid last week, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said that Centre is closely monitoring the
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Slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani laid to rest in his hometown
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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Iranian Parliament designates US Army, Pentagon as terrorist entities
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The Iranian Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to designate the US Army and Pentagon as terrorist entities in the wake of the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the country's Tasnim news agency reported.
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Death toll from Kerman stampede rises to over 50 during Soleimani's mourni
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): A stampede at the funeral for slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman in Iran has claimed more than 50 lives on Tuesday, state media said.
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TTP regains ground in Pak's tribal belt after commander's killing, warns p
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 7 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistan Taliban, has regained its ground in the tribal belt of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after overcoming the challenges arising out of the killing of its key
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PM Modi condoles the demise of former Western Army Commander Lt Gen PN Hoo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the demise of former Western Army Commander Lieutenant General Prem Nath Hoon and said that he served India with utmost dedication.
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Former Western Army Commander Lt Gen PN Hoon passes away
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh Haryana [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Former Western Army Commander Lieutenant general Prem Nath Hoon, who played an important role in the war against Pakistan in 1984, passed away on Monday evening at the age of 90.
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Trump could still negotiate nuclear deal with Iran: White House
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is confident that he could still renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, despite the killing of Iran's senior military commander Qassem Soleimani, White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said on Monday.
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NATO supports US over killing of Soleimani, warns Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium], Jan 07 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Monday said that it supports the United States' policies in the middle east and condemned Iran's support of a variety of different terrorist groups.
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China urges all parties to 'exercise maximum restraint' amid tensions afte
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (ANI): Calling out the United States to avoid further "abuse of force", China on Monday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the Middle East amid escalating tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Huge crowd gathers in Tehran to mourn for Soleimani, daughter warns US of
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 6 (ANI): A huge crowd of mourners poured onto the streets of Tehran on Monday to pay their respects to Qassem Soleimani, the country's most powerful military commander who was killed in a US air attack in Iraq last week.
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I believe Trump referred to 2012 car bomb attack when asserting Tehran's l
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that he believes US President Donald Trump referred to the 2012 attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife in his assertion that slain Iranian military commander Major General Qassem Soleimani was responsible for
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