Iran FM Says Perpetrators behind Soleimani Assassinations Must Be Punished

Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the United States will not go unpunished for its assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror General Qassem Soleimani, vowing to pursue legal actions against those behind the act of terror.
“The US government cannot escape the consequences of this act, and the perpetrators and directors of this terrorist act must be punished and brought to justice for their action,” Amir-Abdollahian said on Saturday.

He made the remarks upon visiting a memorial site at Baghdad International Airport, where Soleimani and his companions, including Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy chief of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) resistance group, were targeted in an airstrike directly ordered by former US President Donald Trump last year.

Tehran has on numerous occasions sworn vengeance on Soleimani’s assassinators. It launched a barrage of missiles at two US bases in Iraq in response and identified 36 individuals – with Trump at the top of the list – in connection with the act of terror.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry will pursue the assassination of Soleimani and Muhandis legally and through international channels, Amir-Abdollahian stated.

“The US government must be held accountable, even though the previous administration committed the crime,” the senior Iranian diplomat added.

Sorce: Press TV