Tag: #QasemSoleimani
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UK’s Johnson urges Iran to pursue ‘urgent de-escalation’
London, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called on Iran not to repeat missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing coalition forces, after last week’s US strike killed one of Tehran’s top commanders. Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles early Wednesday in retaliation for the US missile strike that killed…
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Iraq president ‘denounces’ Iran missile strikes
Baghdad, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): Iraq’s President Barham Saleh on Wednesday condemned Iran’s missile strikes on Iraqi bases where US and other foreign troops are based, saying he feared “dangerous developments” in the region. “We condemn the Iranian missile bombing that hit military installations on Iraqi territory and renew our rejection of the repeated violation of…
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Iran fired ‘more than a dozen’ missiles at US forces in Iraq: Pentagon
Washington, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): Iran fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said. “At approximately 5.30 pm (2230 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq,” Assistant to…
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Stampede kills 40 at funeral for Iran general: state TV
Kerman, Iran, Jan 7 (AFP/APP): A stampede at the funeral for a top Iranian general killed 40 people and injured more than 200 on Tuesday in the southeastern city of Kerman, state television reported. “Two hundred and thirteen people have been injured and 40 lost their lives because of overcrowding at the funeral procession,” the…
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UNESCO calls for protection of cultural sites amid escalating US-Iran tensions
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 07 (APP):The United Nations’ cultural agency has called for respecting international conventions on the protection of cultural property amid US President Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s cultural sites. The call from the head of the Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, came in response to Trump’s threat…
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Trump tweets Iran will ‘never have a nuclear weapon’
Washington, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his insistence that Iran will not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. Writing in all-caps, the US leader tweeted: “IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!” The tweet came a day after Tehran announced it was further winding down observance of parts of an…
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Trump says doesn’t need Congress’s OK for even ‘disproportionate’ strike
Washington, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): President Donald Trump thumbed his nose Sunday at critics angered at being kept in the dark over the US killing of a top Iranian general, saying he didn’t need Congressional approval — even for a “disproportionate” strike. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been leading the backlash against Trump’s decision to authorize…
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Iran will forego ‘limit’ on centrifuges as tensions with US soar
Tehran, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): Iran announced a further rollback of its commitments to the troubled international nuclear accord Sunday amid anger over the US killing of a top commander which also prompted Iraq’s parliament to demand the departure of American troops. While vast crowds gathered in Iran’s second city of Mashhad as Qasem Soleimani’s remains…
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EU urges ‘de-escalation’ after US killing of Iran commander
Brussels, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday stressed the “need for de-escalation” after the US assassination of a top Iranian in Baghdad. After meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Brussels, Borrell tweeted: “Spoke with Iranian FM @JZarif about recent developments. Underlined need for de-escalation of tensions, to…
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Pompeo: Europe not ‘helpful’ as could be over Soleimani killing
Washington, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington’s European allies had not been “as helpful” as he hoped over the US killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. Pompeo called officials worldwide to discuss the attack, which was praised by US President Donald Trump’s Republicans and close…