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Stampede at Iran general's funeral leaves over 30 dead
A stampede at the funeral for a top Iranian general killed more than 30 people and injured dozens more on Tuesday in the southeastern city of Kerman, state television reported.
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Iran designates US forces 'terrorists' for killing general
Under the newly adopted bill, all US forces and employees of the Pentagon and affiliated organisations, agents and commanders and those who ordered the 'martyrdom' of Qasem Soleimani were designated as 'terrorists'.
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Concerns that US-Iran tensions could see SA, EMs suffer consequences
The US has been pouring troops into the Middle East, while millions of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest against the killing of their top military commander.
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CARTOON: Trump Plays His Card
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US defence chief denies decision to leave Iraq
The official letter from US Brigadier General William Seely, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq, indicated clearly that US forces were readying for departure.
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Trump tweets Iran will 'never have a nuclear weapon'
The tweet came a day after Tehran announced it was further winding down observance of parts of an international deal struck to ensure that the country does not secretly develop a nuclear weapon under cover of its civilian nuclear industry.
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US, Iran conflict could lead to fuel price increases for SA - economists
Millions of people have taken to the streets in Iran, promising severe action against the US for the killing of military leader Qasem Soleimani.
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Pompeo sees 'real likelihood' Iran will try to hit US troops
The US has about 60,000 troops in the region, including around 5,200 in Iraq. Washington ordered thousands of more soldiers to the Middle East on Friday after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week.
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Dirco ready to help South Africans in Iraq after Qasem Soleimani killed by US
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has called for calm after the US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Nigerian police on heightened alert after US killing of Iranian commander
Nigeria is split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims, the latter of which are mostly Sunni. The government last year banned the country’s largest Shi’ite Muslim group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), after violent clashes between its members and police.
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Mourners pack Tehran to grieve Iran general Soleimani
Clutching portraits of their hero, the crowd gathered at Tehran University before supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over prayers for the slain general.
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Trump warns Iran of 'major retaliation,' threatens sanctions on Iraq
The twin threats came as Iran announced it was further reducing compliance with a tattered international nuclear accord, ending limitations on numbers of centrifuges used to enrich uranium.
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Britain urges Iran to come in from the cold
The US on Friday killed Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike near Baghdad international airport that raised fears of a new war in the Middle East.
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Iran condemns Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat
As the two countries assailed each other in a war of words, the European Union, Britain and Oman urged the parties to seek to de-escalate the crisis.
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'Iranian hackers' claim breach of US govt website
The website of the Federal Depository Library Program was replaced with a page titled "Iranian Hackers!" that displayed images of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Iranian flag.
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Iran: US asked for proportionate response to general's killing
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force foreign operations arm, was killed on Friday in a US drone strike in Baghdad, along with nine others, in an attack Tehran has vowed to avenge.
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US reportedly sending 3,000 more army troops to Middle East
US President Donald Trump continues to justify his order to kill the commander of Iran's Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, saying the assassination was in the interest of American safety.
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Pandor calls for cool heads amid US-Iran tensions
US-Iran relations are now on shaky ground after US President Donald Trump authorised a drone strike which killed Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on Thursday.
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Iran vows to avenge Soleimani death in 'right place and time'
“America will not avoid the consequences of this wrong calculation easily," the Supreme National Security Council said in a statement.
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Trump says Soleimani should have been killed 'many years ago'
Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a us strike on Friday outside Baghdad airport.
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Oil surges after US kills top Iranian general, fuels war fears
In late morning London deals, Brent surged 4.5% to $69.23 per barrel and WTI jumped 4.1% to $63.71, as traders fretted over the dramatic escalation in tensions.