Iranian Judge: Trump, Pompeo Main Criminals in Gen. Soleimani Assassination Case

The third session of the court hearing of a case to investigate the damage caused by the US assassination of Lieut. Gen. Soleimani, was held in Tehran on Saturday.

The case came before Judge Hosseinzadeh at the 55th branch of the Tehran Court of Justice, as about three thousand Iranian citizens filed a lawsuit against the US government demanding justice for the material, spiritual and punitive damage caused by the assassination.

“The court session includes 114 classes of legal cases received from different provinces of the country,” Judge Hosseinzadeh stated, explaining that Trump and Pompeo are among the defendants in this case.

The head of the 55th branch of the Tehran Court of Justice also said that the court had been granted authority to deal with the case under a law urging intensified actions against the terrorist acts of the United States.

“According to the law, the Judiciary is tasked with dealing with the actions of a government that has martyred one of the senior Iranian military commanders,” he added.

Last month, Tehran’s Prosecutor General Ali Salehi issued arrest warrants for dozens of former and present US officials, including Trump, Pompeo and former Head of the CENTCOM General Kenneth Franklin McKenzie for their involvement in the assassination of the anti-terror hero.

Lieutenant General Soleimani, his Iraqi trenchmate Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s PMU, and ten of their deputies were martyred by an armed drone strike that was directly ordered by the White House as their convoy left Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

Both commanders were highly revered across the Middle East because of their key role in fighting the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) Takfiri terrorist group in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.

Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasized that Tehran will certainly take revenge from the masterminds and perpetrators of the terror attack on the anti-terror icon. Tehran stresses Americans and Zionists rest assured that it is serious about revenge for the assassination of Martyr Soleimani, and they continue to live under the shadow of Iran’s reprisal since they don’t know when and where they come under attack.

On January 8, the the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted the US-run Ein Al-Assad in Iraq’s Western province of Al-Anbar by launching a volley of missiles in retaliation. According to the Pentagon, at least 110 American forces suffered “traumatic brain injuries” during the counterstrike on the base. Iran has described the missile attack as a “first slap”.

Iran has asked Interpol to issue a red notice for all perpetrators and masterminds of the assassination of Lieut. Gen. Soleimani. Tehran has also identified dozens of people in connection with the targeted terror attack and that includes Trump, Pentagon officials and American forces in the region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has also declared sanctions against several persons – including Trump, Pompeo and former National Security Advisor John Bolton – who have ordered, perpetrated or cooperated in the assassination of Lieutenant General Soleimani.