Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad .

Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on that Trump , along with more than 30 others Iran accuses of involvement in the January 3 attack that killed General Qassem Soleimani , face “ murder and terrorism charges ” , the semi – official ISNA news agency reported , according to Al Jazeera .

Alqasimehr did not identify anyone else sought other than Trump , but stressed Iran would continue to pursue his prosecution even after his presidency ends .

Interpol , based in Lyon , France , did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Alqasimehr was also quoted as saying Iran had requested a “red notice ” be put out for Trump and the others, the highest – level notice issued by Interpol , requesting that seeks the location and arrest of the individual named .

Aljazeera