Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for President Trump that Interpol Rejects

(AP-Houston Chronicle) Nasser Karimi - Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others whom it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Jan. 3, Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said Monday. Interpol later said its guidelines forbid it from "any intervention or activities of a political" nature and "would not consider requests of this nature." Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, said Monday, "It's a propaganda stunt that no one takes seriously and makes the Iranians look foolish."


2020-06-30 00:00:00

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