American
polymath Noam Chomsky said the assassination of top Iranian commander Lt.
General Qassem Soleimani has shown that the US is a "rogue state"
that has no regard for international law.

“The assassination of Soleimani… is an extraordinarily dangerous act.
Nothing like that happened during the Second World War or during the Cold War,”
Chomsky said in an interview on Wednesday.

“It’s as if Iran had decided to murder (US Secretary of State) Mike
Pompeo and a major general along with him at Mexico City International
Airport,” he added.

“Incidentally, it is praised here which is so astonishing; it shows how
extreme the internal assumption is, that the United States is a rouge state,
which has nothing to do with international law or obligations,” Chomsky said.

The
American professor further highlighted the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran
nuclear deal, saying Trump’s actions on Iran increases Washington-Tehran
tensions.

The
pullout, he said, was a “violation of international law” as the agreement was
authorized by the United Nations Security Council, he added, referring to UNSC
Resolution 2231.

US President Donald Trump ordered a fatal drone
strike on General Soleimani’s vehicle upon his arrival in Baghdad International
Airport on January 3 at the invitation of the Iraqi government