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Iranian IRGC Quds Force Commander Warns Tehran Will ‘Definitely’ Avenge US Killing of Soleimani

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Earlier, Politico reported, citing an anonymous intelligence source, that Tehran is looking at options to avenge the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. According to the media outlet, the US ambassador to South Africa may be a potential target. … Read More >Iranian IRGC Quds Force Commander Warns Tehran Will ‘Definitely’ Avenge US Killing of Soleimani

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‘You killed Islamic State’s #1 enemy’: Iranian FM Zarif skewers US over Soleimani assassination as Tehran ratchets up rhetoric

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Washington boasts about defeating Islamic State, but instead, it vanquished the terrorist group’s most formidable foe, Quds Commander Qassem Soleimani, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said. … Read More >‘You killed Islamic State’s #1 enemy’: Iranian FM Zarif skewers US over Soleimani assassination as Tehran ratchets up rhetoric

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‘This Will Be Almost Total War’: Lindsey Graham Reportedly Urged Trump Not to Kill Soleimani

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Graham, the South Carolina senator who has enthusiastically supported every war that the United States has started since 2003, reportedly reversed roles with the president, who has showed a penchant for restraint from embroiling Washington in new quagmires, when it came to the Iranian Quds Force commander. … Read More >‘This Will Be Almost Total War’: Lindsey Graham Reportedly Urged Trump Not to Kill Soleimani

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Chief Vows to ‘Hit’ Those Responsible For Soleimani’s Death

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The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, has said on Saturday that Tehran is committed to enacting revenge against those responsible for the death of Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian military commander who was killed in Iraq earlier this year. … Read More >Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Chief Vows to ‘Hit’ Those Responsible For Soleimani’s Death

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Iran Urges Iraq to ‘Vigorously Pursue’ Justice in Soleimani Assassination Case

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Iranian authorities have already issued an arrest warrant against US President Donald Trump and three dozen other alleged conspirators in the plot to kill senior Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani. Interpol has said it would refuse a red notice request for Trump, citing the case’s “political” nature. … Read More >Iran Urges Iraq to ‘Vigorously Pursue’ Justice in Soleimani Assassination Case

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Tehran Rejected Washington’s Demand for No Response to Soleimani’s Assassination – Iranian Deputy FM

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen Baharvand alleges that Tehran immediately rejected Washington’s attempt at preventing a retaliatory attack by Iranian forces, shortly after the January assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Major General Qasem Soleimani. … Read More >Tehran Rejected Washington’s Demand for No Response to Soleimani’s Assassination – Iranian Deputy FM

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US violated UN Charter with drone strike on Soleimani – UN rapporteur on extrajudicial executions

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The US strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was not justified by any ongoing or imminent attack on American interests and violated the UN charter, according to UN rapporteur on arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard. … Read More >US violated UN Charter with drone strike on Soleimani – UN rapporteur on extrajudicial executions

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Iran’s Top Security Official Says Killing Soleimani is US ‘Biggest Gift’ to Terrorism in Region

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The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, said on Saturday that the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani by US forces was Washington’s “biggest gift” to terrorism in the region, according to Press TV. … Read More >Iran’s Top Security Official Says Killing Soleimani is US ‘Biggest Gift’ to Terrorism in Region

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Iranian Pundit Reveals What May ‘Be Legal Basis’ for Prosecuting Trump Over Soleimani’s Killing

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On Monday, an Interpol spokesperson cited the organisation’s rules and said that they would not consider any Iranian request for US President Trump’s arrest in connection with the 3 January killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. … Read More >Iranian Pundit Reveals What May ‘Be Legal Basis’ for Prosecuting Trump Over Soleimani’s Killing

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Interpol says it can’t act on Iran’s request to arrest Trump for ordering the killing of General Soleimani

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Interpol’s own rules would not allow it to act on an Iranian request to arrest US President Donald Trump for the murder of Qassem Soleimani, the international police cooperation body said. … Read More >Interpol says it can’t act on Iran’s request to arrest Trump for ordering the killing of General Soleimani