Iran designate US armed forces and Pentagon as ‘terrorist entities’

Tehran, January 7: The Iranian parliament today approved a triple-urgency bill which designates the US army and the Pentagon as a terrorist entity. The Bill further requires the government to allocate 200 million euro to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force to take revenge for the US killing of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

 

Iran's IRGC's Quds Force Commander General Soleimani and Iraq's Popular Forces Commander Abu Mahdi al-Modandis, as well as eight other military men, were killed by the US Army.

233 MPs repeated the words of the speaker, Ali Larijani, warning US President Donald Trump to await the consequences of his actions.

Majlis also discussed the bill about taking an action against US attack.

The Supreme Leader has called for proportionate military action against the US interests in response to the killing of Iranian Commander in Baghdad.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Sunday spoke to his counterparts in Iran, Oman, the United States and the United Arab Emirates regarding the escalating tension in the Gulf. The exchanges were a part of the international consultations among various stakeholders that began soon after Iran's Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in an American drone attack in Baghdad.

Late on Sunday evening, S Jaishankar sent out a series of social media messages informing that he had telephonic conversation also with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Oman's foreign minister Yusuf Alawi, and Abdullah Bin Zayed of UAE.