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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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US issues advisory for its citizens living and travelling abroad in view o
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The US Embassy here on Sunday issued an advisory to all its citizens, instructing them to exercise caution due to heightened tension in the Middle-East following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds force in a US airstrike.
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Body of slain general Qasem Soleimani returned to Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 5 (ANI): The body of Iran's elite Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani -- who was killed in a US airstrike earlier this week -- was returned to Iran on Sunday, country's state-run IRIB news agency reported.
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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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Pak ditches Iran, extends tacit support to US over airstrikes for resumpti
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 5 (ANI): Pakistan has extended tacit support to the United States over its action against Iran earlier this week in exchange for the resumption of military cooperation with Washington, in a move that led to the latter authorising the reinstatement of a military t
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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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Thousands join funeral of Iranian general Soleimani in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 4 (ANI): Thousands of mourners on Saturday joined the formal funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, who was killed a day before near Baghdad's international airport in an airstrike o
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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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Michael Pompeo speaks to Pak Chief of Staff Bajwa over Qassem's killing in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke to Pakistan's Chief of Staff Qamar Bajwa over "US defensive action to kill Qassem Soleimani" to protect American interest in the region.
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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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