President responded to action where Suleimani was killed: "Iran has never won the war, but never lost negotiations" • Russia condemns operation: "adventurous step"

• President Trump // Photo: AFP

Russia today condemned the elimination of Revolutionary Guards Qods Force commander General Qassem Suleimani. A statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the elimination would only increase tensions throughout the Middle East. On the other hand, US President Donald Trump first responded to the assassination, writing: "Iran has never won the war, but never lost negotiations." Immediately after the military operation, he tweeted the United States flag.

Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020

A Russian diplomat, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the state news agency that "the assassination of General Kassem Suleimani is an adventurous step." Also, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Russia's Supreme Parliament called the United States Air Force an "error" that could "return as a boomerang to those responsible."

A Revolutionary Guards spokesman responds with tears to Suleimiani's death

At the same time, Russian senior Konstantin Koschov wrote in a Facebook post that the move destroyed the last hope of resolving the issues surrounding a nuclear Iran. "Iran may accelerate nuclear weapons transformation now, even if it has not planned to do so before," Koschov said.

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Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted in his Twitter account: "Grateful to our allies who are aware of the aggressive threats posed by Iranian Quds force. The United States remains committed to preventing escalation." In addition, Pompeo tweeted: "I spoke with Chinese Politburo member Young Jichi and discussed the decision to eliminate Suleimani in response to threats to American lives."

Pompeo: "Grateful to Our Allies" // Photo: Islands. times

China is a close Iranian ally and strongly opposes the presence of the United States in Iraq. State Department spokeswoman Zheng Shuang said today his country was "very concerned" and called on all parties, especially the United States, to work for calm and restraint.

Shuang further added that "China has always resisted the use of force in international relations" and warned of further escalation. As mentioned, China was among the most active countries in defiance of US attempts to isolate Iran and disrupt its economy. Last month.