Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump over killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani
Iran has asked Interpol for help to press charges of murder and terrorist action for the drone killing oftop general
29 June 2020 - 16:19
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help, Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday, according to the Fars news agency.
The US killed Soleimani, leader of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, with a drone strike in Iraq on January 3. Washington accused Soleimani of masterminding attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on US forces in the region...
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