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Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession on Saturday for Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian elite general killed in a US drone strike.

Thousands of people marched through Baghdad as part of a funeral procession for Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian military leader killed in a U.S. airstrike that Iran has vowed to avenge.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at the US after they claimed responsibility for the killing of Iran’s Quds Major General Qassem Soleimani, and urged the UK government to “stand up” to their key western ally.

The US’ audacious air strike on Baghdad Airport, taking out one of Iran’s top general, could drag America into more bloodshed in the Middle East.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed harsh revenge.

Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region.

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he has ordered sanctions on Iran’s national bank following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.

The United States said on Thursday it was building a coalition to deter Iranian threats following a weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

'We won't blink to defend our territory,' Iran's foreign minister says

Bolton had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.

Tehran has advised Israel to stay clear of the Persian Gulf, where the US has been struggling to amass an anti-Iranian armada, noting that every vessel illegally present in the region increases the risk of an all-out conflict.

Germany is currently considering a joint maritime operation with the US and UK in the Persian Gulf. Even at the risk of angering Washington by refusing, Berlin has no appetite for conflict with Iran, analysts told RT.

UK government urgently seeking information after Stena Impero veered into Iranian waters

Heightened tensions between countries comes as Gibraltar court extends detention of Iranian ship

Move comes amid heightened tensions between countries

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released footage showing the seizure of a ship “smuggling fuel” in the Persian Gulf. The vessel bears the name of the UAE-owned tanker that recently vanished in the Gulf.

Iran's recent breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal are not significant and can be reversed, the European Union's foreign policy chief says.

Iran is ready to talk, but there are some conditions.

Tehran has announced it will step up its uranium enrichment over the 3.67-percent limit set under the 2015 nuclear accord, warning it will further scale down its commitments if its European partners don’t fulfill theirs.