U.S. killing of Iranian commander will raise Middle East tension - Russia

Record ID: 1451173

  • Title: U.S. killing of Iranian commander will raise Middle East tension - Russia
  • Date: 3rd January 2020
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING
  • Embargoed: 17th January 2020 11:55
  • Keywords: Iranian Quds Force commander Iraq Middle East Moscow reaction Qassem Soleimani Russia Russian Foreign Ministry Russian reaction
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA AND INTERNET
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA AND INTERNET
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002BUMCLZB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday (January 3) that the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. air strike would increase tensions in the Middle East.
    The United States killed Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force and architect of Iran's spreading military influence in the Middle East, in a strike on Friday in Baghdad.
    (Production: Maria Vasilyeva)
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