The Iranian Prosecutor’s Office accused the British PMC of involvement in the murder of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, head of the elite Al-Quds special unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Al-Mayadeen TV channel reports about it.
The investigation believes that the G4S company, which was engaged in ensuring the security of the Baghdad airport, informed the American military about the arrival of the Iranian commander. The prosecutor’s office is also investigating Germany’s involvement in the murder.
Earlier, the Iranian authorities stated that they were able to identify 48 persons involved in the murder Suleimani. The head of Human Rights Council Ali Bagheri Kani said that Iran appealed to the countries that were somehow involved in the operation to eliminate the commander of the IRGC, with a demand to provide information. Germany became one of them. Tehran learned that Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany was involved in the exchange of data between American drones, the official said.
The assassination of Soleimani was committed by the US military on January 3, 2020 in Iraqi Baghdad. After that, relations between the countries heated up. In response, on the night of January 8, several American military installations in Iraq were attacked by the Iranian IRGC. After that, the US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of new sanctions.