Under international agreements as well as customary law, assassination of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons is illegal, and many countries around the world have criminalized it in their criminal laws.

An Iranian academic and legal expert said the indictment in the case of the 2020 assassination of Iran's anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the US is nearing its final stages.

Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, Iranian jurist and academic, called on the international community to take concerted action against the US and hold it accountable for its major violations of international law.

Spokesperson for Iran’s Constitutional Council Hadi Tahan-Nazif held a friendly meeting with university students in the capital Tehran on December 6, on the occasion of the National Day of Constitution.

The spokesman of the Constitutional Council said certain Articles and areas of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been neglected and need special attention.

In a statement on Saturday, the Constitutional Council, Iran’s top law watchdog body, commemorated the National Day of Constitution.

An Iranian jurist and academic strongly censured the US for its attempts to interfere in the country’s domestic affairs and instigate riots and instability in Iran, noting that Tehran can file a lawsuit against Washington at international criminal courts for its direct role and involvement in the recent riots.

The spokesperson for the Constitutional Council strongly condemned a string of “merciless attacks” in the Iranian provinces of Khuzestan and Isfahan, calling on Thursday for “decisive” action against the perpetrators of the terror operations.

In a statement on Thursday, the Constitutional Council commemorated the day of 13th of Aban, the National Day against the Global Arrogance.

Secretary of Iran’s Constitutional Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati strongly condemned the Wednesday terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh in the country’s southwestern city of Shiraz.