<span style="color: #222222;">Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hosted his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani for talks in Tehran today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Tensions have been escalating in the region following killing of a top Iranian military commander in Baghdad by the US forces.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement that Zarif and Al-Thani discussed the new situation in Iraq and the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani among various regional and international issues.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In his meeting with the Qatari foreign minister, Zarif called the US attack a terrorist act.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' According to the foreign ministry, Thani said the situation in the region was sensitive and concerning. He called for a peaceful solution to be found leading to de-escalation. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US military killed Soleimani yesterday in an air strike outside Baghdad international airport that shocked the Islamic republic and sparked fears of a new war in the West Asia. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Qatar is a key US ally in the region and is home to Washington's largest military base in the West Asia.</span><br />''