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Iran, Qatar Foreign Ministers hold talks over regional issues after killin
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 4 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held talks over the regional issues here on Saturday.
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After Baghdad airstrike, Bangladesh embassy in Iraq issues advisory
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 4 (ANI): A day after a US airstrike near Baghdad international airport killed Iran's elite Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani, the Bangladeshi embassy in Iraq on Saturday issued an advisory to its nationals living in the country, requesting them to avoid meetings a
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Airstrike on Iraqi Shia militia in northern Baghdad kills at least five pe
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 4 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five people were killed on Saturday by an airstrike on a vehicle convoy of Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilization Forces in northern Baghdad, a source in security forces told Sputnik.
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US to deploy thousands of additional troops to Middle East following Solei
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): The United States will deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, amid rising tensions with Iran, following airstrikes that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, informed a US defence official.
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Took action last night to 'stop war': Trump after Soleimani's killing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the execution of Iran's elite IRGC Qassem Soleimani by US military was aimed 'to stop a war, not to start a war.'
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Decision to remove Qassem from battlefield saved many American lives: Pomp
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday said that the decision to kill Iran's elite IRGC Qassem Soleimani by Donald Trump administration saved many American lives.
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Netanyahu supports Trump after Iran's Soleimani killed in US airstrike
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Jan 4 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday came out in the support of Trump administration for carrying out the strike near Baghdad's international airport which led to the killing of Iran's elite IRGC Qassem Soleimani, saying that "The US has the rig
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France FM holds talks with Pompeo over development in Iraq after Soleimani
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 4 (ANI): French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had a telephonic conversation with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, following the latest developments in Iraq, specifically the actions undertaken overnight where Iran's elite Quds Forc
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Pictures of coffins carrying bodies of Qassem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Moha
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 4 (ANI): Photos of coffins believed to be carrying bodies of Iran's Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes' surfaced online on Saturday, reported Al Arabiya.
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US Embassy in Pakistan restricts travel of govt personnel
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 4 (ANI): Amid tensions in the region over the killing of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, US Embassy in Pakistan issued advisory restricting travel of US government employees.
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Pakistan miffed with US over action on Iran, says 'important to avoid unil
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 3 (ANI): Miffed with United States over its airstrike that killed Iran's elite Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani, Pakistan on Friday said it is important for the countries to avoid "unilateral actions" and "use of force" and adhere to the fundamental princip
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Vital that situation doesn't escalate further: India advocates restraint a
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Hours after a US airstrike near Baghdad international airport killed Iran's elite Quds Force chief General Qassem Soleimani, India on Friday called for restraint, saying that it is vital that the situation does not escalate further.
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