January 03, 2020 10:46 am | Updated 10:11 pm IST - Tehran:
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Iran’s foreign minister slammed the killing on Friday of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani as a dangerous escalation and warned the United States would bear responsibility for the consequences.
“The US’ act of international terrorism, targeting and assassinating General Soleimani... is extremely dangerous and a foolish escalation,” Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.
“The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism,” he added.
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