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Iran's leader Khamenei weeps at general's funeral

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, whose death in a U.S. drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief. Iranians poured on to the streets of the capital Tehran...

Pakistan urges US and Iran to ratchet down tensions

Pakistan’s foreign minister said Monday the country would not be dragged into any conflict between the US and Iran as he urged both sides to lower tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani last week. Pakistan shares a 997-kilometre (620-mile) border with Iran,...

NATO ambassadors to meet on Iran crisis: official

NATO ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters on Monday as Middle East tensions mount after US forces killed a top Iranian general. "The North Atlantic Council will address the situation in the region," a NATO official said. "The secretary-general decided to convene the...