NATO chief tells Iran to avoid 'further violence and provocations'

rth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Iran against ‘furr violence and provocations’ saying a new conflict would be in -one’s interest. Stoltenberg chaired a meeting of rth Atlantic Council, on January 6, amid heightened tensions in aftermath of top Iranian military commander’s death.

Stoltenberg said that United States briefed about “regional situation” following recent attacks on coalition forces that killed service members and retaliatory action that killed Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleimani. While Iraq recently asked foreign military forces to leave its soil amid soaring tensions, NATO chief said that y are helping to train forces and prevent return of ISIS, ding y have suspended training on ground for time being.

“At our meeting today, Allies expressed ir strong support for fight against ISIS and for NATO mission in Iraq,” said Stoltenberg in a statement.

“ NATO is prepared to continue our training and capacity-building when situation permits. We remain strongly committed to fight against international terrorism,” he ded.

As Iran exited from 2015 nuclear deal and anunced to speed up its uranium enrichment programme, NATO allies agreed that Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon. Council also blamed Iran for escalation mentioning strike on a Saudi energy facility, and shoot-down of an American drone. 

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'US army a terrorist organisation'

In latest development in US-Iran deteriorating relations, Iranian parliament approved a motion to designate US Military and Department of Defense as ‘terrorist organisations’. Iran’s private news ncy reported that designation is in response to assassination of ir top military commander Qassem Soleimani.

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Last year, United States h designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Trump ministration said that IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft. “ IRGC is Iranian government’s primary means of directing and implementing its global terrorist campaign,” White House h said in a statement.

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