Iran will exercise its right to respond to the Israeli attack — Ministry of Foreign Affairs – World

DUBAI, October 26. /TASS/. Iran considers it necessary to respond to Israel’s attack on its territory, based on the UN Charter, according to a statement from the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest terms the acts of aggression of the Zionist regime against a number of military sites in Iran as a flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, in particular of the principle that prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of countries,” the diplomatic agency stated.

He noted that “on the basis of the inherent right of self-defense, as also reflected in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers itself to have the right and obligation to defend itself against acts of external aggression.” “.

Tehran “underscores the need for immediate and urgent mobilization of the global community to stop the Israeli regime’s genocide, war and aggression against Gaza and Lebanon, and to stop the regime’s warmongering.”

“Without a doubt, the continuation of the occupation, illegal actions and crimes of the Zionist regime in the region, in particular the genocide against the Palestinian people and the aggression against Lebanon, perpetuated by the extensive military and political support of the The United States and some other Western countries remains the main cause of tension and insecurity in the region,” the ministry emphasized.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) previously said it was conducting surgical strikes against military targets in Iran “in response to months of continued attacks.”

The Iranian military, for its part, claimed that some of its facilities in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam had been attacked but that Israel had only managed to cause limited damage, while the country’s air defense systems deflected the main impact.

On the afternoon of October 1, Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel in response to the assassinations of key leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Tehran claimed that 90% of the missiles hit their intended targets, while Israel said Iran only launched about 180 missiles and most of them were intercepted.

The Israeli General Staff vowed to “choose the right moment” to surprise Iran with a counterattack, while Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that attacks on Israel will only widen.