World Reaction To The U.S. Killing Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani

Daily Mail: The world on the brink of war? Putin blasts Trump for killing top Iranian general as Tehran's allies China and Russia join Europe in urging 'restraint', oil prices surge and stock markets plunge

* President Donald Trump ordered the strike near Baghdad International Airport that killed Qassem Soleimani
* 'This action can seriously aggravate the situation in the region,' the Kremlin quoted Putin as saying on Friday
* Iran called strike act of 'international terrorism' and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed 'revenge'
* Moscow warned Soleimani's death would boost tensions across the Middle East and China urged restraint
* Iraq's caretaker PM Adel Abdel Mahdi said the strike was an 'aggression' that would 'spark a devastating war'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the killing of an Iranian general in a US drone strike risked 'aggravating the situation' in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump ordered the strike on Baghdad International Airport that killed Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq.

'This action can seriously aggravate the situation in the region,' the Kremlin quoted Putin as saying during a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron.

His comments came after China and Russia joined European countries and nations across the world in urging 'restraint'.

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More World Reaction To The U.S. Killing Of Iran's Qassem Soleimani

World reacts to US killing of Iran's Qassem Soleimani in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Rival Shi'ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity -- Reuters
Fear and joy on the streets of Baghdad after Soleimani killing -- France 24
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Donald Trump for killing top Iranian general and says US has a 'right to defend itself' -- Daily Mail
Israel tightens security after Soleimani assassination -- Reuters
Soleimani assassination by US ‘an adventurous move’ that will flare up tensions in Middle East – Moscow -- RT
Bahrain calls for de-escalation after U.S. air strike in Iraq: state news agency -- Reuters
Yemen government backs Soleimani's killing: minister -- Reuters

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