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Friday, January 3, 2020
Berlin urges ‘prudence’, ‘deescalation’ after US kills Iranian commander
Germany urges restraint and deescalation after the US killed top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, sending tensions soaring in the region.
“We are at a dangerous point of escalation. It is now important through prudence and restraint to contribute to deescalation,” says Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer.
— AFP