AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Pope Francis called on Sunday for dialogue and restraint two days after the martyrdom of a top Iranian military commander by the United States.
Speaking at the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican, the pope did not mention by name but spoke of a terrible air of tension that could now be felt in many parts of the world.
“I call on all sides to keep the flame of dialogue and self-restraint alight and ward off the shadow of hostility,” he said.
“War only brings death and destruction.”
On Friday a U.S. drone strike on a convoy at Baghdad airport martyred Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, drawing promises of harsh revenge by Tehran.
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source : Reuters
Thursday
9 January 2020
2:00:37 PM
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Pope calls for dialogue, restraint amid growing US-Iran tensions
Pope Francis called on Sunday for dialogue and restraint two days after the martyrdom of a top Iranian military commander by the United States.