Iran issued an arrest warrant to Trump and asked for assistance, Interpol: will not consider any requests from Iran
[Global Network Report] According to a number of Iranian media reports on the 29th, the Iranian judiciary has issued an arrest warrant to the US President Trump for the attack on the senior Iranian general Sulaymani, and requested Interpol to issue a "red arrest warrant" "assist. In this regard, according to the latest news from the Russian Satellite Network, an Interpol spokesperson told the media that “the organization will not consider any Iranian request to arrest President Trump.”
Previous report: Iran issued "Arrest warrant" to Trump and dozens of people: Sulaymani suspected of killing, facing "murder and terrorism" charges
[Global Network Reporting Trainee Reporter Cui Yan] Comprehensive Iranian local media and the Associated Press reported that on the 29th local time, the Iranian judiciary has reported to the US President Donald Trump and other parties about the attack on the Iranian senior general Sulaymani. In this incident, dozens of people issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for assistance. The report said that the Iranian side believed that they carried out and participated in the attack on Sulaymani.
The report said that the Iranian judiciary has issued an arrest warrant for 36 people suspected of assassinating Sulaymani, including officials and military personnel from the United States and other countries. Interpol has now received this notice. According to the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency (IRNA), Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said that these people will face charges of "murder and terrorism".
According to reports, Al Qasimer did not specify the specific identity of anyone other than Trump, but he emphasized that even after the end of Trump's presidency, Iran will continue to prosecute him.
The report also quoted Al Qassimer as saying that Iran requested Interpol to issue a "red wanted order" to Trump and dozens of others. According to reports, the Red Wanted Order is an international bulletin issued by Interpol, whose wanted objects are fugitives who have issued an arrest warrant and requested extradition from member countries.
According to reports, Interpol usually convenes committee meetings after receiving requests and discusses whether to share case information with member states. But so far, Interpol, headquartered in Lyon, France, did not immediately respond to the matter. Al Jazeera believes that Interpol is unlikely to agree with Iran’s request.
The Associated Press mentioned that Iran’s allegations show that since Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement, tensions between Iran and the United States have continued to increase.
It is worth noting that according to the Associated Press, shortly before Iran issued the arrest warrant, Trump arrived at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 25 local time on Air Force One, planning to visit Green Bay City Hall.
On January 3, 2020, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard's "Holy City Brigade" Qassim Sulaymani was killed by an American airstrike outside Iraq's Baghdad International Airport. The United States subsequently admitted to launching the airstrike. Subsequently, Iran’s top leader Khamenei, President Rouhani, and Foreign Minister Zarif successively voiced condemnation of the assassination of the United States as an international terrorist act and vowed to retaliate.
In the early hours of January 8, Iran fired missiles at two Iraqi military bases with U.S. troops in retaliation for the U.S. military's assault on the senior Iranian general Sulaymani. The US Department of Defense confirmed on February 10 that more than 100 US soldiers stationed in Iraq were diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury due to Iranian missile attacks in early January.