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Iran seeks Interpol red notice for Trump, US officials

The Iranian government wants President Donald Trump arrested for ordering the drone strike that killed Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY LAURE BRUMONT  Picture taken on May 6, 2010 shows the entrance of the world largest international police organization Interpol headquarters in Lyon, eastern France. The Interpol with 188 member countries facilates cross-border police co-operation, supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. Interpol hosted the shooting of TV series "Interpol" wich will be broadcast on French private channel TF1 on May 20,

Iran has again asked Interpol to issue a “red notice” for President Donald Trump and 47 other US officials the country blames for the assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani last year. 

"The culprits have been identified," Iran’s Mehrs News Agency quoted judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying in his weekly press conference. Esmaili described Trump as the “main culprit” in Soleimani’s death, along with officials at the Pentagon and US forces in the region. 

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