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| Qassem Soleimani |
New York, USA
The United States told the
United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem
Soleimani was self-defense and vowed to take additional action "as
necessary" in the Middle East to protect U.S. personnel and interests.
In a letter to the U.N. Security
Council, U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft said the United States also stands "ready to engage without preconditions
in serious negotiations with Iran,
with the goal of preventing further endangerment of international peace and
security or escalation by the Iranian regime."
The killing of Soleimani in
Baghdad on Friday was justified under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, wrote
Craft in the letter seen by Reuters, adding "the United States is prepared
to take additional actions in the region as necessary to continue to protect
U.S. personnel and interests."
Under
Article 51, countries are required to "immediately report" to the
15-member Security Council any measures taken in exercising the right of
self-defense. The United States used Article 51 to justify taking action in
Syria against Islamic State militants in 2014.
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