Iran vows to seek justice over assassination of Soleimani

Iran intends to bring to justice the perpetrators and masterminds of the assassination of IRGC General Qasem Soleimani, Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani told CNN.

Commenting on media reports about Tehran’s purported plans to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump who in 2020 ordered to eliminate the Iranian commander, he said:

"I told you explicitly that we would resort to legal and judicial procedures and frameworks at the domestic level and international level in order to bring the perpetrators and military advisers of General Soleimani’s assassination to justice."

The diplomat said that Iran will only resort to Iranian and international legal and judicial procedures, replying to a question as to whether violent measures against Trump will be used.

He stressed that it was the Americans who openly said that they assassinated the senior Iranian military commander.

"So it is our natural right in order to follow this issue, and those who are accused in this case, they should be brought to justice in a just court," Kani said.

Earlier, CNN reported that Iran was allegedly plotting to assassinate Trump, which led to heightened security on behalf of the Secret Service.