Choice Curate Scott Toni Morrison says Commonwealth of Australia is importunity control and de-escalation in the Midway East undermentioned a US breeze work stoppage that killed Iran’s all but salient subject area commanding officer.
Teheran is vowing retribution following Friday’s tap on Qassem Soleimani in the Asian country majuscule Bagdad.
Mr Morrison told reporters in Capital of Australia on Saturday that Australia’s goal remained a «united and stable Iraq».
He aforesaid the political science had been cognisant of the concerns the US had «in relation to some practices by Iranians for some time».
«But what we are pursuing is restraint and a de-escalation of the situation and staying in constant contact with our partners over this issue as well as ensuring the protection of those Australians who find themselves in that region.»
Mr Jim Morrison aforementioned Australia had about 280 defense military group personnel department in Iraq as considerably as dialogue faculty and others, with power protection forever below ceaseless revaluation.
«Our embassy in Baghdad has moved to a very heightened sense of security and is effectively in lockdown and that is the appropriate response I think given the security situation.»
Soleimani, 62, headed Iran’s oversea gird of the Subverter Guards and was regarded as the moment near mighty figure of speech afterwards Supreme Loss leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The overnight set on that killed him was authorised by US President of the United States Donald Ruff.