Dutch 'understand' killing of Iranian general but call for de-escalation

Dutch defence minister Ank Bijleveld has told a television talk show that the Netherlands ‘understands’ why the US killed Iran’s leading general in a drone attack but that the focus should now be on ‘de-escalation’. ‘If you look at what Iran has done, then it has done terrible things,’ Bijleveld told new public broadcaster show Op1. Nevertheless, the killing has ‘resulted in a very fragile situation’, the minister said. ‘We have to focus on de-escalation… and we are calling on...