The U.S. described the killing of Soleimani as a defensive measure to prevent an “imminent attack” on U.S. interests after an attack on the embassy in Baghdad days earlier. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif spoke to Guterres by phone, ahead of a visit to the international body in the coming days. Zarid is traveling to New York next week to take part in a debate on Thursday at the Security Council, which was planned before the taking out of Soleimani. He is deeply concerned with the recent escalation,” Guterres spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement. The U.S. pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in 2018, something that was met with disappointment by allies at the U.N., where the deal was codified.

Source: Fox News January 04, 2020 21:33 UTC