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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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India lodges strong protest with Pakistan over Nankan Sahib attack, Sikh y
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): India on Monday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the recent acts of vandalism and desecration at the revered Nankana Sahib Gurdwara and the "targeted killing" of a Sikh youth in Peshawar.
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Huge crowd gathers in Tehran to mourn for Soleimani, daughter warns US of
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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SAD submits memorandum to Jaishankar over Nankana Sahib vandalism, Sikh yo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here on Monday and submitted a memorandum seeking strict action against Imran Chishti, the man accused of inciting violence against
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Sensex crashes by 636 points as US, Iran escalate war threats
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded 1.5 per cent lower on Monday as the United States and Iran escalated their threats against each other the subsequent impact on global markets.
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UK, Germany, France call out Soleimani role in attacks against US-led coal
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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Nepal's foreign ministry alerts embassies amid rising tensions in Middle E
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 5 (ANI): The Nepal Foreign Affairs on Sunday alerted its missions overlooking Iran and Iraq as tensions in the region heightened following the killing of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani in a US-led drone strike.
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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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Congress RS lawmaker urges PM to send all-party delegation of Sikh MPs to
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Rajya Sabha lawmaker Pratap Singh Bajwa has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to send an all-party delegation of Sikh MPs to Pakistan in the wake of recent incidents in the neighbouring country, including the killing of a Sikh youth i
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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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