EghtesadOnline: The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit the president’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian top military commander and Tehran’s retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called US President Donald Trump’s decision to order the drone strike that killed Iran’s top military commander an act of "state terrorism".

EghtesadOnline: Muslim countries should unite to protect themselves against external threats, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday after describing the US assassination of Iran’s top military commander , Major General Qasem Soleimani, as immoral.

EghtesadOnline: Oil prices rose a further 2% on Monday, pushing Brent above $70 a barrel, as rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq fanned tensions in the Middle East after a US air strike which martyred a top Iranian military commander in Iraq.

EghtesadOnline: US Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the airstrike that killed Iranian military commander , Qasem Soleimani, saying US President Donald Trump’s decision was reckless and could lead the United States to another war in the Middle East.