Iran calls for UN action on US over killing of Qassem Soleimani
Iran has called on the United Nations to take formal action against the United States for the assassination of its top general two years ago.
Iran says Qassem Soleimani_ the then-commander of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)_ was in Iraq s capital Baghdad on a diplomatic mission when his convoy was destroyed by missiles fired from a US drone.
In a letter to the UN General Assembly published late on Saturday_ the legal department of Iran s presidential office called for all legal initiatives in its power_ including issuing a resolution to condemn the US government and discourage similar moves in the future.
The letter said US governments have_ for years_ displayed an excessive unilateralism in their actions that has granted them the power to violate international laws and agreements.
The missive comes shortly ahead of the second anniversary of Soleimani s killing on January 3.
Former US President Donald Trump_ who ordered the killing_ said at the time that Soleimani was the world s top terrorist and should have been terminated long ago .
Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and several others were also killed in the attack.
The UN rapporteur for extrajudicial killing in July 2020 concluded in a report that Soleimani s assassination was unlawful and arbitrary and violated the UN charter.
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