The Islamic Republic of Iran has no intention of continuing defensive operations, but if necessary, it will not hesitate to protect its legitimate interests against any new aggression, Iranian Foreign Minister says.
“Exercising the right of legitimate defense shows Iran’s responsible approach to regional and international peace and security,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote on his X account in reaction to IRGC’s drones and missiles attack against occupied lands in response to the Israeli terrorist attack on Iran’s consulate building in Syria on April 1.
At this point, the Islamic Republic of Iran has no intention of continuing defensive operations, but if necessary, it will not hesitate to protect its legitimate interests against any new aggression, he said.
Addressing group of ambassadors and heads of foreign missions residing in Tehran, the Iranian top diplomat also said, “In our message to White House this morning we explained that this was a limited response.”
“We will target US bases if they are used to aid Zionist aggression,” he added.
Saying that Iran has not targeted any civilians in its response to Israeli aggression, Amir-Abdollahian said, “We targeted airbase for F-35 jets and intel centers used in strike on our consulate in Damascus.”
“If UN had condemned Israeli strike, we would have thought twice about our response,” Amir-Abdollahian noted.
