Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has strongly criticized United States President Donald Trump over the ongoing war involving the US, Israel, and Iran.
Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television on Thursday, Falana condemned what he described as aggressive and lawless actions by the US and its allies against Iran.
The senior advocate also accused Trump of previously invading Venezuela and allegedly taking its president, Nicolás Maduro, hostage.
Falana criticized the US leader for acting without respect for international law and global norms.
“Here is a man who can announce to the world that he had invaded Venezuela and he had captured the president and his country. He did this without regard to international principles,” Falana said.
He further argued that Trump appeared confused about his objectives in Iran, noting that the US president claimed he wanted to stop the country from developing nuclear power or supporting terrorist groups.
“And so he went to Iran with a lot of confused states of mind. He didn’t know what he wanted. He really did not know what should happen in Iran. He wanted to stop Iran, according to him, from developing nuclear power. Maybe he wanted to prevent Iran from arming terrorist groups,” he added.
Falana went on to accuse Trump of using violence to pursue political goals, questioning the moral authority of the US leader.
“And who is the leading terrorist in the world today? He’s a man who can wake up and say, ‘I am going to kill the head of state of another country,’ because terrorism simply defines his use of violence, mindless violence, to achieve political objectives,” he said.
Continuing, the lawyer condemned threats of further violence against Iran’s leadership.
“And that is what is going on. I have killed the head of state of a country. I am happy that we have killed the leader of Iran. Now the son has taken over. I am also going to kill the son unless there is total capitulation, unless there is total surrender, and that country must be ready to take instructions from me.
“How dare you? Who are you that you have to take over the entire world?”
