Photo via NZ HeraldA former New Zealand defence minister says he cannot see the United States and Iran coming to blows despite Washington being reckless in killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Wayne Mapp said the US should never have carried out the targeted killing and he labelled it reckless. It was like throwing a match on tinder paper, really. Mapp was Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 in the first John Key National government. Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced on Monday that training activities at Iraq's Camp Taji were being halted for New Zealand Defence Force personnel.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 08, 2020 01:52 UTC