Gen. Qassem Suleimani, the leader of Iran’s powerful Quds Force, has been in Iraq for months now, helping to coordinate the anti-ISIS response of the Iraqi military, and by some accounts directing the defense of Baghdad itself
It hasn’t been anything like a secret, but the UN is just getting around to noticing it, and they’re suddenly riled up, claiming Gen. Suleimani is violating UN sanctions they put on him back in 2007.
The sanctions came when the US designated him a support of terrorism during the Iraq occupation, and included an asset freeze as well as an international travel ban.
The travel ban is supposed to make it impossible for Gen. Suleimani to enter any UN member country, which would include Iraq. In mid-war, however, Iraq clearly valued an allied general’s presence above abiding by the sanctions.
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If UN is worried about sanctioning this Iranian general, than where are they when israel or Qatari regime disrespecting human rights where both of these regimes are involved in supporting terrorism in Iraq and Syria, the least that UN can say is to thank the Iranian government and the Iranian arm forces fighting these barbarians from hell.
Yes, how dare the Iranian military intermeddle in the internal affairs of Iraq? That can only lead to intermeddling in the US military's intermeddling in the internal affairs of Iraq. And that cannot be permitted. What are those crazy Iranians thinking?
Maybe the UN should do something constructive, for a change, and put sanctions and an international travel ban on all US military generals and politicians because THEY are supporters of terrorism (drones and night time raids on civilian homes) and documented torturers (we don't need a Senate report to know that). That might actually be constructive, if enforced, which of course wouldn't happen.
But it's a nice thought anyway.
Lets hope cooperation among countries like China, Russia, Iran and rest of BRIC countries only depens. Challenge against US/Israels aggression has to be clear and strong.
Missery for people around the world is caused be criminal behavior of above regimes / only succesful fight agains this duo evil and truth “axis of evil” – US and Israel/ can stop present road to dissaster.
Pedro
The UN should stick to what it's good at: Knitting shawls for old ladies.