As tensions with Iran escalated post-Qasem Soleimani's assassination, President Trump on Sunday should Iran strike any US person or target, the United States will quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a "disproportionate manner".

Should Iran strike, US will quickly strike back, says Trump

Three days ago, the US triggered a geopolitical earthquake by killing a top Iranian General. The whole world is now bracing for the fallout. Palki Sharma recaps the top five developments from the crisis that is brewing in West Asia. #Gravitas #Iran #US #USAirStrike #SoleimaniKilled

Gravitas: Are US and Iran on the brink of war?

The Nepal Foreign Affairs on Sunday alerted its missions overlooking Iran and Iraq as tensions in the region heightened following the killing of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani in a US-led drone strike.

Nepal's foreign ministry alerts embassies amid rising tensions in Middle East

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said on Monday the kingdom does not want to see a further escalation of tensions in the region at a "very dangerous moment", following Friday's killing by a US drone strike of Iran's most prominent military commander and Quds force head, Qasem Soleimani.

Saudi Arabia appeals for 'calm' after killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani

The repercussions of escalating tensions after the United States executed a top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani could have a bearing on India’s exports of basmati rice, which has made exporters of the commodity a worried lot. Basmati exports to Iran, which stood at 33 per cent or about $1.56 billion in 2018-19, had already weathered uncertainty following the US’s sanctions against Iran last year. Recent developments have only added to this. Till October, exports were $570 million, which accounted for 26% of exports. #BasmatiExports #SoleimaniKilling #US #Iran

Fineprint: US-Iran row may hit Basmati business

Protestors clashed with police in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday, as thousands of demonstrators attempted to march toward the US consulate to protest the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

Pakistan: Thousands march toward US consulate to protest Soleimani's killing

Pakistan will not take sides in the escalating confrontation between neighboring Iran and the United States, its foreign minister said on Monday, following the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike.

'Pakistan will not become part of US-Iran conflict': Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey will put in efforts to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the United States and had been in contact with both parties after the US forces killed the Iranian military commander the previous week.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu: Turkey in touch to ease tensions between with Iran and US

The American airstrike that eliminated Major-General Qasem Soleimani on January 3, 2020, drove the region into a deeper state of chaos. With tensions already high in the region, the assassination attempt comes as a ground-shaking event that is bound to have major repercussions.

Something is going to happen, but not war: Expert on US-Iran tension

Tensions escalate in the Middle East after the killing of Iranian commander of Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani by the USA erased new year gains on Monday as investors pushed safe-haven gold to a seven-year high, and oil jumped to its highest since September.

Global Markets: Shares swept new year gains, gold, oil prices jumps on US and Iran trade threats

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used in any kind of religious conflict. The Pakistan foreign minister's comments came after Qasem Soleimani, 62, the head of Iran's al-Quds force was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad on Friday amid heightened US-Iran tensions.

Pak foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi calls for 'maximum restraint' amid West Asia tensions

International law may not be a major consideration in debates about the US killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, yet the legality of the assassination could prove to have long-term consequences for whether the rule of law or the law of the jungle dominates a new world order.

Does the killing of Qasem Soleimani violate international law?

The funeral procession of Qasem Soleimani took place on the streets of Ahvaz city in Iran. Thousands of Iranian mourn the death of Former Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qasem Soleimani. #QasemSoleimani #QasemSoleimaniFuneral #Soleimani #US #Iran #WION

Funeral procession of Qasem Soleimani, thousands Iranian mourn Soleimani's death

India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Sunday said that he spoke to Iran foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and added ''India remains deeply concerned about the levels of tension''. #WION #Iran #NuclearDeal #QasemSoleimani #Soleimani #SJaishankar

India contacts West Asian nations amid escalating tensions

A fresh row erupted in the United States after the Vice President made claims on Friday that Qasem Soleimani assisted clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the 9/11 attacks in the country.

US media challenges Vice President Mike Pence's claims of Soleimani assisting 9/11 terrorists

Iran's supreme leader appointed Esmail Qaani as the new head of the Foreign Operations arm of the Revolutionary Guard after its commander Qasem Soleimani, was killed on Friday in a US attack on Baghdad Airport. #EsmailQaani #QasemSoleimani #IranRevolutionaryGuard #US #WION

Who is 'Esmail Qaani' named as Soleimani's successor?

A group claiming to be hackers from Iran breached the website of a little-known US government agency on Saturday and posted messages vowing revenge for Washington's killing of top military commander Qasem Soleimani.

Iranian hackers' claim breach of US government website

Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani's killing has sent shockwaves across the world. Diplomatic channels in almost every nation are watching the developments closely. "Like ISIS, Like Hitler, Like Genghis! They all hate cultures. Trump is a terrorist in a suit. He will learn history very soon that NOBODY can defeat 'the Great Iranian Nation & Culture'," Information and Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi tweeted. #WION #Iran #NuclearDeal #QasemSoleimani #Soleimani

Iran to take 5th step back from Nuclear deal

In 2011, Donald Trump claimed through a video that President Barack Obama (Ex-US President) will start a war with Iran as he doesn't have another option because he is weak now." That video of 2011 resurfacing on the internet as it has been claimed by some that present U.S. President Donald Trump is trying out the same method. Is it his hypocrisy that has been revealed? #USElection #US #DonaldTrump #Iran #Iraq #QasemSoleimani #WION

Trump's 2011 video resurfaces on internet claiming, "Obama will attack Iran to win polls"

Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani's killing has sent shockwaves across the world. Diplomatic channels in almost every nation are watching the developments closely. The Indian government as well has found itself in a tough spot. The immediate fallout before PM Modi and his policy advisers will be managing the spike in global oil prices. But looking at India's history with Iran and the current relations with the United States the political dynamics become interesting. #WION #Iran #QasemSoleimani #Soleimani

Impact on India as US-Iran tension escalates

Pope Francis on Sunday called for dialogue and restraint two days following the assassination of top Iranian military commander Qasem Suleimani, the 62-year-old head of Iran’s Quds Force, by the United States, according to news agency Reuters.

Pope Francis calls for dialogue and restraint amid growing US-Iran tensions

The funeral procession of Qasem Soleimani took place on the streets of Ahvaz city in Iran. Thousands of Iranian mourn the death of Former Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qasem Soleimani. #WION #QasemSoleimani #Soleimani #Iran

Iran: Thousands pay respect to Qasem Soleimani

Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani's killing has sent shockwaves across the world. Diplomatic channels in almost every nation are watching the developments closely.

As tension escalates between US and Iran, how is India impacted and what are New Delhi's options?  

The United States lacks the courage for military confrontation with Iran, the Islamic Republic's army chief said on Sunday, according to state TV. "In a potential conflict in the future, which I don't think they (Americans) have the courage to carry out, there it will become clear where the numbers five and two will belong," Iran's Army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said in response to a threat by US President Donald Trump on Saturday.

US lacks courage for military confrontation with Iran: Iran army chief

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