Johnson, European leaders call for restraint following Iranian General's assassination

Boris Johnson has joined the calls of European leaders that all sides refrain after the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Solejmani.

In a joint statement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Emmanuel Macron, it is said the cycle of violence must be stopped, the BBC writes.

Iran has pledged revenge after General Soleiman was killed by an American attack.

In a statement issued Sunday evening, Johnson and his counterparts from Germany and France demanded restrictions, and I told Iran to refrain from other acts that could spread violence, Periscope follows.

The three leaders said Iran's special role number in the region is concerned, while calling on all sides to hold back and trade maximum responsibility.