Global powers are warning the world has become a more dangerous place after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran's top general and are urging restraint on all sides. | CBCNews
Russia condemns airstrike, Netanyahu credits Trump for acting 'forcefully and decisively'The U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, pictured in 2016, sparked international alarm and reaction ranging from condemnation to calls for restraint on all sides.
"We are waking up in a more dangerous world. Military escalation is always dangerous," France's deputy minister for foreign affairs, Amelie de Montchalin, said on RTL radio. "When such actions, such operations, take place, we see that escalation is underway." Khamenei also appointed Soleimani's deputy, Brig.-Gen. Esmail Ghaani, to replace him as head of the country's Quds Forces, Iranian media reported.
The head of the foreign affairs committee in Russia's upper parliament house called the U.S. airstrike "a mistake" that could "boomerang on its organizers." Konstantin Kosachev in a Facebook post Friday said the move destroyed the last hope to resolve the issues around the Iran nuclear deal. U.K. Foreign Minister Dominic Raab urged all parties to de-escalate after the airstrike. "We have always recognized the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force led by Qasem Soleimani. Following his death, we urge all parties to de-escalate. Further conflict is in none of our interests," he said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
"President Trump deserves all the credit for acting swiftly, forcefully and decisively. Israel stands with the United States in its just struggle for peace, security and self-defence." "I think the Iranians are shocked now, the Russians, the Chinese, no one would believe Trump would do that," he said, adding that Iran, in the short run, was likely to retaliate against the U.S. or its allies, and possibly against Israel. But he said in the long run, the loss of Soleimani — who had also been on Israel's radar for some time — would weaken Iran's capabilities across the region.
In the Gaza Strip, the ruling Hamas militant group offered its "sincerest condolences" to Iran, saying Soleimani had "played a major and critical role in supporting Palestinian resistance at all levels." A photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following the airstrike in Baghdad.
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