UPDATE - Turkish, Iranian speakers discuss regional developments

UPDATE WITH SENTOP'S PHONE CALL WITH IRAQI COUNTERPART

By Emin Avundukluoglu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop on Tuesday spoke with his Iranian counterpart amid rising tensions in the region, his office said.

Sentop discussed regional developments with Ali Larijani in a phone call after 35 mourners were killed and dozens injured in a stampede during the funeral for Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.

Soleimani, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week.

Iran has vowed to avenge his death, as the world watches how this escalation unfolds.

Later, Sentop also held a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Muhammad al-Halbusi, the office said.

The two speakers discussed recent developments and regional issues, the office added.