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Following the US strike on Friday, the NATO Secretary-General held a press conference in Brussels today to establish the organisation's stance on the matter. Mr Stoltenberg declared allies had been unified on pushing for a de-escalation of tensions in the region.

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He also added, however: "Allies today expressed concern over Iran's destabilising activity in the region and for terrorist organisations.

"We also agreed that Iran should never have a nuclear weapon."

In tandem with the announcement, Mr Stoltenberg also revealed training operations for NATO forces in Iraq had now been suspended.

He added: "At our meeting today, Allies expressed their strong support for the fight against ISIS and for the NATO mission in Iraq.