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Boris Johnson has said, "we are not going to lament" the death of the Iranian general Qasem Soleimani , describing him as "a threat to all our interests".

But the Prime Minister called for "de-escalation from all sides".

Mr Johnson's intervention came.

And in a separate joint statement, Mr Johnson and his German and French colleagues are asked to exercise restraint.

the French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel , who came in calling on Iran to further violence, active trade and distribution.

"the current cycle of violence in Iraq must be stopped," the joint statement said late in the night on Monday.

With rising tensions in the region after the drone strike ordered by US President Donald Trump has reacted to the Iran invited swore revenge and

In The Statement , the three heads of state and government, the country to "reverse all measures which are incompatible with" The Deal .

Meanwhile, Mr Johnson is preparing to assemble key Ministers to discuss the spiral of The Crisis in the Middle East .

The Prime Minister said he spoke with Mr. Trump on Sunday about The Assassination of the Iranian general, the leader of the country, the military operations in the Middle East as head of The Elite Quds Force .

Earlier on Sunday in his first public statement since Soleimani's death, Mr. Johnson, said the 62-year-old was "responsible for a pattern of disturbing, destabilizing behavior in the region".

"in view of the leading role he has played in the actions, said, the death of thousands of Innocent Civilians and Western employees, we will mourn his death," said Mr Johnson said.

"It is clear, however, that all of the calls for reprisals or retaliation simply lead to more violence in the region, and they are for everyone of interest. "

Mr Johnson said, was to encourage the United Kingdom to "contact" with all sides to de-escalation and said the Parliament will be updated, if it is on Tuesday .

Mr Johnson Soleimani, the "destabilization" of the region

the defendant responded to the Iraqi members of the drone strike by passing a non-binding resolution calling for an end to The Foreign military presence.

Caretaker Prime Minister , Adel Abdul Mahdi called to leave the U. S. and other foreign forces, although most of the Sunni and Kurdish deputies boycotted the vote.

"Common threat"

About 400 British troops in Iraq, while the US has around 5,200.

A UK government spokesman said The Coalition troops were in Iraq to protect its people and others of the Islamic state group.

"We call on the Iraqi government to ensure that The Coalition is able to continue our important work, he said in the fight against this common threat".

to start, in the Meantime, Hms Montrose and Hms Defender escorts a UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in The Gulf , where a tanker was seized by Iran last July.

foreign Minister Dominic Raab , who told the BBC's Andrew Marr show, he learned of the attack of the USA on Soleimani, "if it happens," said the Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday morning.

Mr Raab defended The Killing , because the United States is the use of the militia to a destabilization of the region, and attack Western troops is the "right to self-defense" against Soleimani.

He broke, also defended Mr Johnson, for the holidays, such as The Crisis , said he was "in Constant Contact with the Prime Minister over the Christmas break on a whole range of foreign policy issues".

shadow foreign Secretary and Labour leadership candidate, Emily Thornberry , the Prime Minister of the "sun defendants", during the first officer's chair, three meetings of Cobra, the government emergency response committee.

who is the labour Deputy leader, said Mr Johnson's response was: "pathetic", and added that, he should stand up to a US President "recklessly threatens to start A War ".

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Source of news: bbc.com