"It is against international law," ex-minister blasts Trump over threats to assassinate Iran’s leader A former Nigerian Foreign Minister Professor Bolaji Akinyemi has faulted President Donald Trump's recent threat against Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a violation of international law. President Donald Trump had earlier stated that the United States knows where Ayatollah is hiding and they could take him out. Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, while reacting to Trump's statement in an Arise TV interview, argued that such threats violate both international and American laws. READ ALSO: “We won’t kill Iran’s Supreme Leader...