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US House to vote on resolution limiting Trump's military action with regar
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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US attacks in Iraq significantly escalate regional geopolitical risk: Mood
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The recent US drone strikes in Iraq that killed Iranian Maj Gen Qassim Suleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces Deputy Head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis among other Iranian and Iraqi officials mark a significant escalation of tensions, according to Moody's Inv
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Equities crash on US-Iran tensions, Nifty sinks below 12,100
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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UK, Germany, France call out Soleimani role in attacks against US-led coal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Jan 6 (ANI): Extending support to the United States over the killing of Iran's senior military commander Qassem Soleimani, the United Kingdom, Germany and France have condemned the attacks against US-led coalition in Iraq and expressed concern by "negative role" played by T
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Developments in Gulf have taken 'serious turn': Jaishankar after talks wit
Updated : 6 years, 2 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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EU invites Iran's Zarif to Brussels for 'de-escalation of tensions' in Mid
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jan 5 (ANI): The European Union on Sunday invited the Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif to Brussels in a bid to exercise restraint and de-escalate tensions in the Middle East that have soared following the recent killing of Iran's most senior commander Qassem Soleima
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Trump's assertion of Tehran's link to Delhi terror plot won't hamper matur
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump's claim that slain Iranian military commander Major General Qassem Soleimani was responsible for terror plots in New Delhi won't hamper the mature relationship that Tehran and India share, said Iranian Minister Mohsin Ja
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If Iran strikes American assets, US will hit 52 Iranian sites, warns Trump
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Sunday has warned Iran saying if it strikes any Americans or American assets, the US has "targeted 52 Iranian sites" and it "will be hit very fast and very hard."
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Michael Pompeo speaks to Israeli PM about 'need to counter Iranian threat'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the importance of "countering Iran's malign influence and threats to the region."
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UK to deploy warships to Strait of Hormuz amid tensions over US strike
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Kingdom said it will send two warships to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the safety of UK vessels and citizens amid rising tensions in the Middle East in the wake of the killing of a top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani by the United Sta
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Protests across US following air raid in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A flurry of protest have started across the United States following Friday's airstrike which killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and seven others.
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Pompeo speaks to Iraqi President, says US committed to de-escalation of te
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday spoke to Iraqi President Barham Salih to discuss developments in the Middle East following the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and assured that Washington is committed to de-escalation of tension
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