Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, speaking on the second anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani by the United States, said that former U.S. President Donald Trump must face trial for the killing or Tehran would take revenge.
Summary
- DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, speaking on the second anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani by the United States, said that former U.S. President Donald Trump must face trial for the killing or Tehran would take revenge.
- He was killed in Iraq in a drone strike on Jan. 3, 2020, ordered by then President Trump.
- Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Read More"The criminal former president (Trump) is at the top of the list," he said.
- Days after the assassination, the United States told the United Nations that the killing was self-defence.
- The then U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Trump clearly had the authority to kill Soleimani and the general was a “legitimate military target”.