Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday that Trump and more than 30 others whom Iran accuses of involvement in the January 3 strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani face "murder and terrorism charges", the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
Alqasimehr did not identify anyone else sought other than Trump, but stressed Iran would continue to pursue his prosecution even after his presidency ends.
Interpol, based in Lyon, France, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Alqasimehr also was quoted as saying that Iran requested a "red notice" be put out for Trump and the others, which represents the highest level arrest request issued by Interpol.
Local authorities end up making the arrests on behalf of the country that request it. The notices cannot force countries to arrest or extradite suspects, but can put government leaders on the spot and limit suspects' travel.
After receiving a request, Interpol meets by committee and discusses whether or not to share the information with its member states. Interpol has no requirement for making any of the notices public, though some do get published on its website.
It is unlikely Interpol would grant Iran's request as its guideline for notices forbids it from "undertaking any intervention or activities of a political" nature.
The US killed General Soleimani, who oversaw the Revolutionary Guard's expeditionary Quds Force, and others in the January strike near Baghdad International Airport.
The assasination came after months of incidents raising tensions between the two countries and ultimately saw Iran retaliate with a ballistic missile strike targeting American troops in Iraq.
On Monday, state-owned Iranian news agency  reported Iran issued arrest warrants on 36 people believed to have been involved in the assassination of the general Qasem Soleimani in January and demanded from Interpol to publish a  for US president Donald Trump.

According to semi-official news agency , the prosecutor general of Tehran, Ali Alghasi Mehr, said the 36 must face "murder and terrorism charges", adding Iran will pursue the prosecution of Trump even after he ends serving as president of the US. Among the 36 arrest warrants, Trump's was the only identity disclosed.

Red notices are declared to ask local authorities across the globe to find and arrest a person wanted by a judicial jurisdiction or an international tribunal with a view to his/her extradition on behalf of the country requesting it. A red notice doesn't force countries to conduct the arrest but may limit the suspect's freedom to travel.

Interpol's constitution prohibits "any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character," an Interpol spokesperson stated. The spokesperson added regarding Iran's request, they "would not consider requests of this nature"; Interpol didn't disclose at the time whether it received any arrest warrants from Iran.

On a press conference held in Saudi Arabia, US Special Representative for Iran  said, "This is a political nature. This has nothing to do with national security, international peace or promoting stability". He added, "It is a propaganda stunt that no-one takes seriously."