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Iran designates US forces 'terrorists' for killing general

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AFP Tehran
Last Updated : Jan 07 2020 | 1:10 PM IST

Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday designating all US forces "terrorists" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike last week.

Qasem Soleimani, the popular head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm, was killed in a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport on Friday, ratcheting up tensions between the arch-foes.

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First Published: Jan 07 2020 | 1:10 PM IST

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