Extrajudicial Killing
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani: Extrajudicial Killing Without Congressional Authorization
Trump ordered the killing of Iran's most senior military commander without consulting Congress and without a clear and credible imminent threat justification. The strike killed Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles against U.S. forces in Iraq. The administration offered contradictory and later-disputed justifications for the 'imminence' of the claimed threat.