'We urge all parties to de-escalate': World reacts to US killing of top Iran general Qasem Soleimani

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BAGHDAD: The world reacted with alarm on Friday (Jan 3) after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US air strike in Iraq, with ...

"With him gone, God willing, his work and his path will not be stopped, but severe revenge awaits the criminals who bloodied their foul hands with his blood and other martyrs' in last night's incident."READ: Iran warns of"severe revenge" on US over Soleimani death

On Twitter he said the assassination of Soleimani was"an extremely dangerous and foolish escalation.""PRICE OF KILLING AMERICANS" Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a video on Twitter that he said showed Iraqis"dancing in the street" over Soleimani's killing. Syria is"certain that this cowardly US aggression ... will only strengthen determination to follow in the path of the resistance's martyred leaders," a foreign ministry official was quoted as saying by the state news agency SANA.US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement that the killing of Soleimani risks provoking a"dangerous escalation of violence".

"We urge the relevant sides, especially the United States, to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid further escalating tensions."Britain's Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said London had"always recognised the aggressive threat" posed by Soleimani and his Quds Force, adding:"Following his death, we urge all parties to de-escalate. Further conflict is none of our interests.

 

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