Irans Envoy: Tehran seeks to bring assassins of martyr Soleimani to justice

Irans ambassador to the United Nations in a letter on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the cowardly assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani stated that Iran would reserve its legitimate right to pursue legal proceedings aimed at holding accountable and bringing to justice the perpetrators organizers and sponsors of this act of terrorism.

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations announced in a letter to the President of the UN Security Council and the Secretary General of the United Nations on the occasion of the "fourth anniversary of the cowardly assassination of Lt General Qassem Soleimani: "Iran reserves its legitimate and inherent right, under international law and the United Nations Charter, to respond decisively at an appropriate time deemed necessary."

In a letter to Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Ambassador of France to the United Nations, as the rotating president of the Security Council, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, Amir Saeed Iravani, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran preserves its legitimate right under international law to pursue legal proceedings aimed at holding accountable and bringing to justice the perpetrators, organizers, and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism."

Iravani emphasized: "It is noteworthy that Major General Qasem Soleimani played a pivotal role in supporting the peoples and governments of regional countries, including the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Iraq, in their concerted efforts against terrorist groups. His dedicated efforts, undertaken at their explicit request, garnered widespread acknowledgment from the respective peoples and authorities, earning him esteemed titles such as the Hero of the Fight Against Terrorism and General of Peace."

Martye Major General Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Second-in-Command Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were assassinated along with their companions in a US drone strike authorized by the former US President Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

General and his companions were highly popular because of their key roles in eliminating the US-backed ISIS terrorist group in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.

Donald Trump, the then-US president, ordered his assassination while Soleimani was in Baghdad at the invitation of Iraqi political officials.