NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg. Photo by Yonhap News

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg. Photo by Yonhap News

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunbyeol Kim] Ambassadors of NATO member countries, the collective security system of the United States and Europe, held an emergency meeting on the 6th (local time) to discuss the Iran issue, foreign media reported.


On the 6th (local time), foreign media such as The New York Times (NYT) cited a NATO official, reporting that member country ambassadors gathered at NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss the situation in the Middle East. This meeting was convened by Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, after consultations with each member country.



Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in a U.S. airstrike on the 3rd, and as Iran threatened retaliation, the United States also warned of a counterattack, escalating tensions in the Middle East. The Iranian government announced that it would no longer abide by the nuclear program freeze regulations set by the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), effectively declaring its withdrawal from the nuclear agreement.


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