Pars Today
International reactions and condemnations have been pouring in against the backdrop of the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has condemned the killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died after being shot while campaigning for parliamentary elections, lauding his “invaluable contributions” to the development of Tehran-Tokyo ties.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan’ani has strongly condemned a “terrorist act” that killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, hours after he was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara.
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is feared dead after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region, local media report.
A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the shadow of a powerful predecessor and define his premiership.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has strongly warned the Western states against any attempts at “punishing” the country over its ongoing military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
North Korea has criticized the recent agreement between the United States, South Korea and Japan on strengthening military cooperation, asserting it is part of a US plan to create a military alliance like NATO in the region.
Tehran has vehemently denounced as “baseless, one-sided, and unjust” an anti-Iranian statement by the Group of Seven industrialized states.
The US, the UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have launched an informal group aimed at expanding economic and diplomatic ties with tiny Pacific island nations in a move to challenge China’s regional influence.
The founder of a Japanese-based anti-imperialistic group has been released after serving a 20-year prison sentence in the country over alleged embassy siege charges.