Iran says retaliation 'concluded', warns Israel not to respond
The Hindu
Iran urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus
Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus.
"The matter can be deemed concluded," Iran's mission to the United Nations said in a post on social media platform X just a few hours after the start of the operation late Saturday.
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"However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran's response will be considerably more severe," the Iranian mission warned.
Late Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps announced that they had launched "dozens of drones and missiles" towards military sites on Israeli territory.
"Iran's military action was in response to the Zionist regime's aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus" earlier this month. the Iranian mission to the UN said.
The attack, according to the mission, was "conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defence".