Iran's parliament speaker: Soleimani killing 'a crime'

Iran's parliament speaker accused the president of the United States of committing a "big crime" following the US killing of Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani.

"Mr. Trump, you have committed a big crime,"  said Ali Larijani during Sunday's session in Tehran.

The body of Soleimani, commander of Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, arrived in Iran early on Sunday morning from the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

A large funeral is planned for him in Tehran as well as other Iranian cities on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Soleimani was killed on Friday in a US airstrike in Baghdad.

His death in Iraq further heightens tensions between Tehran and Washington after months of trading attacks and threats that put the wider Middle East on edge.

The conflict is rooted in Trump pulling out of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, an accord likely to further unravel as Tehran is expected to announce as early as Sunday it will break another set of limits.