Richard Haass: “The case for killing Soleimani could be based on his past actions — he masterminded attacks that have killed many Americans — as well as potential ones. The air strike could have constituted a pre-emptive attack, if, as US secretary of state Mike Pompeo asserted on Friday, the Iranian general was planning new attacks that were in fact imminent. That would be consistent with self-defense under international law.”
“But what may be legally justifiable is not the same as a prudent course of action. U.S. strategy towards Iran under Donald Trump’s administration has been controversial from the outset.”
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