Gen. Soleimani’s assassination act of international terrorism: Chomsky

Renowned American scholar and political activist Noam Chomsky says the United States’ recent assassination of Iran’s senior commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani is an act of “international terrorism” if not anything “worse.”

“It (Gen. Soleimani’s assassination) is at least international terrorism, arguably worse,” Chomsky told major Indian newspaper Hindustan Times.

Chomsky was responding to a question on Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif calling Gen. Soleimani’s assassination by the US on January 3 as a case of “international terrorism.”

Chomsky, a staunch critic of American foreign policy and Washington’s overseas military role, said the assassination in Iraq was a violation of “international law.”

“International law is quite explicit on these matters. It bars the threat or use of force in international affairs, with narrow exceptions that plainly do not apply here,” he said.

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