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US won't grant visa to Zarif for UNSC meet: UN informs Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United Nations has informed Iran that the United States will not grant a visa to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to participate in the UNSC meeting later this week.
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France deploys 160 soldiers in Iraq amid tensions over Soleimani's killing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 08 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, France has stepped up its security in Iraq to ensure safety of its troops deployed in the region.
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US not looking for war but ready to finish one: Esper calls Iran for dialo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called Iran for a discussion to de-escalate the situation which has dramatically worsened following the killing of Iranian Quds Force chief Qaseem Soleimani.
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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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35 mourners killed in stampede during funeral of Iran's military general S
Updated : 6 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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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UNESCO asks US, Iran to protect cultural sites
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 07 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has asked Iran and the US to observe conventions obliging states to protect cultural sites after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian culturally important locations.
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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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Trump made right decision to stop Soleimani from terror campaign, says Pom
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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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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