Mahathir Likens U.S. Killing of Iran General to Khashoggi Murder
- Malaysian prime minister says transboundary killings broke law
- Qassem Soleimani’s death may escalate terrorism, Mahathir says
Mourners carry images of General Qassem Soleimani during his funeral ceremony in Tehran on Jan. 6.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has drawn parallels between the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident and columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Both killings took place “across boundaries,” were in breach of laws and constituted immoral acts, Mahathir told a press conference in the administrative capital of Putrajaya Tuesday. “We are no longer safe now,” he said. “If anybody insults or says something that somebody doesn’t like it’s alright for that person from another country to send a drone and perhaps have a shot at me.”