Assassination

On the anniversary of martyrdom of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s UN envoy reiterated Tehran’s position that the 2020 US strike in Baghdad constituted an unlawful act of aggression and a serious violation of international law, calling for full international accountability.

Two prominent judges were assassinated in a terrorist attack in Tehran on Saturday.

EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed that military action against the United States is not sufficient in reprisal for the assassination of the top Iranian commander and the "corruptive presence" of America in the region must end.

EghtesadOnline: The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop US President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran, as the Middle East remained tense after the US assassination of a top Iranian commander and Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes.

EghtesadOnline: Muslim countries should unite to protect themselves against external threats, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday after describing the US assassination of Iran’s top military commander, Major General Qasem Soleimani, as immoral.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's ambassador to the United Nations strongly condemned the United States' assassination of a top Iranian commander, stressing that Iran reserves its right under international law to self-defense.

EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said a crushing revenge awaits the criminals who killed Major General Qasem Soleimani, a top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, and other martyrs of the Friday attack in Baghdad.