British foreign minister Dominic Raab
LONDON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK’s foreign office has issued a statement on the death of Gen Soleimani.
“We have always recognised the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force led by Qasem Soleimani,” said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
“Following his death, we urge all parties to de-escalate. Further conflict is in none of our interests.”
The statement did not address a report from Sky News, which claimed that the UK military had increased its “security and readiness” in the region. The Ministry of Defence is also yet to confirm the report.
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has released a statement urging American citizens in Iraq to depart immediately following a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad International Airport which killed the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force major-general Qassem Soleimani
Sky News understands the UK military has increased its security and readiness at bases in the middle east region following the assassination of Iran’s most senior military commander Major-General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. — NNN-AGENCIES
