World | January 03, 2020 12:35 IST
American Democrat Party politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has slammed President Donald Trump for the strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. Pelosi in her statement said, "American leaders' highest priority is to protest American lives and interests. But we cannot put the lives of American service members, diplomats, and others further at risk by engaging in provocative and disproportionate actions. Tonight's airstrike risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence. America - and the world - cannot afford to have tensions escalate to the point of no return."