Iranian Quds Force commander

Quds Force commander meets armed groups after US blames them for soldiers' killing, urges caution to avert retaliation

At one point, the Iranian vessels came within 10 yards of the US Coast Guard

Tensions have soared between Tehran and Washington since a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Soleimani

Iranian Revolutionary Guard unit shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet shortly after takeoff from Tehran

While President Trump says he will not respond further militarily, Washington is intent on maintaining pressure

He called for far-sighted solutions for war-torn Syria and thanked Jordan and Lebanon for taking in refugees

Iraqi President Barham Saleh rejectes Iraq being a battlefield for warring sides

There have been no reports of casualties from either the Iraqi military or the US-led coalition

Trump in 2011 tweeted that in order to get elected Barack Obama will start a war with Iran

Israeli premier praised US President Donald Trump for "acting swiftly, boldly, and resolutely" in killing Soleimani

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says America's corrupt presence must come to an end in this region

Several other countries, including Germany and Romania, announced plans to move their forces

US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week and Iran launched retaliation strikes on Wednesday

Troops can be brought back at any time if the training in Iraq is to resume, says German military spokesperson

Some 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases to support local troops preventing a resurgence of IS

Scale of the crowds in Tehran shown on television seemed to be the biggest since 1989

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" and declared three days of mourning

Says his tweet would serve as prior notification if he did decide to strike against Iran again

On Friday, the US military killed Soleimani in an airstrike which sparked fears of a new war in the Middle East

Government urged to take diplomatic route due to Pakistan’s dependent economy

Soleimani’s assassination was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiralling tensions between Iran and the US

He was killed in a drone strike just outside the Baghdad airport shortly after flying in to meet with Iranian allies