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Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Nasser Kanaani speaks during a press conference in the capital Tehran on December 5, 2022. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry on Monday said that Tehran does not seek to escalate tensions in the region, and referred to the recent Iranian attack on Israel as a “necessary and proportionate” response to the deadly strike on the country’s embassy in Damascus earlier this month.
Iran launched over 300 projectiles, consisting of drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles, towards Israel in a massive aerial assault late Saturday. The attack was the culmination of repeated threats from Tehran to retaliate for an attack on its embassy in Damascus on April 1, which killed at least seven, including two general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
“Iran does not seek to develop tension in the region and adheres to international standards and laws,” foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani told reporters on Monday, reiterating Tehran’s claim that the attack was in line with Iran’s inherent right to self-defense under the United Nations charter.
Kanaani said that Tehran had given the “necessary warnings” before the attack, and that the Iranian armed forces acted in a “completely professional, logical and responsible manner.”
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, with delegates calling on all parties to exercise restraint in order to prevent a full-scale war in the Middle East.
“Regional – and indeed global - peace and security are being undermined by the hour. Neither the region nor the world can afford more war,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the session.
The foreign ministry spokesperson referred to Iran as a “security-creating power,” stating that Tehran expects Washington and European countries to respond “logically and responsibly” to Iran’s measures, which were aimed at protecting “regional stability and security.”
Over 33,000 people, including more than 13,000 children, have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of Israel’s brutal campaign in the strip in response to Hamas’ October 7 attack. The Palestinian group killed some 1,200 people and took around 200 others hostage in the surprise assault.
The UN Human Rights Council on April 5 passed a non-binding resolution calling on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel, in hopes of preventing further rights violations by the Israeli regime against civilians in the Gaza strip.
The Security Council in late March passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli offensive on Gaza for the rest of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but Israel refused to comply.
Kanaani said that Iran supports both resolutions and sees them as “international recognition of the terrorist nature” of the Israeli regime.
Iran launched over 300 projectiles, consisting of drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles, towards Israel in a massive aerial assault late Saturday. The attack was the culmination of repeated threats from Tehran to retaliate for an attack on its embassy in Damascus on April 1, which killed at least seven, including two general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
“Iran does not seek to develop tension in the region and adheres to international standards and laws,” foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani told reporters on Monday, reiterating Tehran’s claim that the attack was in line with Iran’s inherent right to self-defense under the United Nations charter.
Kanaani said that Tehran had given the “necessary warnings” before the attack, and that the Iranian armed forces acted in a “completely professional, logical and responsible manner.”
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, with delegates calling on all parties to exercise restraint in order to prevent a full-scale war in the Middle East.
“Regional – and indeed global - peace and security are being undermined by the hour. Neither the region nor the world can afford more war,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the session.
The foreign ministry spokesperson referred to Iran as a “security-creating power,” stating that Tehran expects Washington and European countries to respond “logically and responsibly” to Iran’s measures, which were aimed at protecting “regional stability and security.”
Over 33,000 people, including more than 13,000 children, have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of Israel’s brutal campaign in the strip in response to Hamas’ October 7 attack. The Palestinian group killed some 1,200 people and took around 200 others hostage in the surprise assault.
The UN Human Rights Council on April 5 passed a non-binding resolution calling on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel, in hopes of preventing further rights violations by the Israeli regime against civilians in the Gaza strip.
The Security Council in late March passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli offensive on Gaza for the rest of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but Israel refused to comply.
Kanaani said that Iran supports both resolutions and sees them as “international recognition of the terrorist nature” of the Israeli regime.
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