The international outcry following the assassination of Lt. General Qasem Soleimani in January was a clear sign that the actions taken by the US had to come under scrutiny by an independent body, as many questioned the legitimacy of the airstrike that killed the senior Iranian military leader.
A report released by Agnes Callamard, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, has now officially stated that the murder of General Soleimani was in fact unlawful, calling it an unlawful killing.