CAIRO  - Bahrain said on Friday it is following the developments in Iraq and called for de-escalation after a U.S. air strike, according to the state news agency.

A U.S. air strike killed Qassem Soleimani, architect of Iran’s spreading military influence in the Middle East, in Baghdad.

(Reporting by Alaa Swilam Editing by Chris Reese) ((Alaa.Swilam@thomsonreuters.com; 00201116281191))