The United States' allies are calling for 'restraint and responsibility' as Trump threatens to hit Iranian cultural sites

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• The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and German call for "restraint and responsibility" following the US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
• In a joint statement, the leaders said the current cycle of violence 'must be stopped.'
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet key ministers later today to discuss the UK's response to the spiraling crisis.
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The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany have released a joint statement calling for the "utmost restraint and responsibility" after President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "very fast and very hard."

In a statement issued by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, the leaders said there was an "urgent need for de-escalation" and insisted the current cycle of violence "must be stopped."

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