Iran Press/Europe: Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani is a “reckless move” by the US administration which will lead to escalating tension in the whole region.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has also issued condolences to the Iranian people, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.
"Soleimani devotedly served the cause of protecting Iran’s national interests. We are offering our sincere condolences to the Iranian people,” the statement added.
RT also quoted a source at the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying in a statement on Friday that Soleimani was sincerely serving the issue of defending Iran’s national interests, expressing condolences to the Iranian people.
Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the acting command of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), were assassinated in the US airstrikes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early on Friday.
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