Crisis in the Middle East: head of NATO calls for restraint as U.S.-Iran tensions rise

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NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg is calling for restraint as tensions mount sharply between the U.S. and Iran, after Iran's top general was killed in a U.S. airstrike.

Now, a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq is in limbo - It was suspended over the weekend because of this crisis in the Middle East.

But Stoltenberg indicated today there are no plans to shut it down permanently. He’s defended the training mission as essential for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The mission includes 250 Canadian soldiers and is being commanded by a Canadian general.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Radio producer in Washington D.C.
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NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg is calling for restraint as tensions mount sharply between the U.S. and Iran, after Iran's top general was killed in a U.S. airstrike.

Now, a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq is in limbo - It was suspended over the weekend because of this crisis in the Middle East.

But Stoltenberg indicated today there are no plans to shut it down permanently. He’s defended the training mission as essential for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The mission includes 250 Canadian soldiers and is being commanded by a Canadian general.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Radio producer in Washington D.C.

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