Iran’s Foreign Minister Hosein Amirabdolahian (file) – Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/ DPA – File
MADRID, 14 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of Iran has stressed this Sunday that it “has no intention” of carrying out new attacks against Israel in response to the recent bombing against its Consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, although it has warned that “it will not hesitate to protect its legitimate interests in the face of any new aggression.
“At this time, the Islamic Republic of Iran has no intention of continuing its defensive operations, but if necessary it would not hesitate to protect its legitimate interests against any new aggression,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hosein Amirabdolahian.
Thus, he stressed in a message published on his account on the social network
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The Israeli Army has confirmed that Iran’s direct attack – the one announced by Tehran as Operation ‘True Promise’ – has included the launch of 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles, “99 percent” of which have been intercepted by Israeli defensive systems.
For its part, Iran has defended that these attacks are part of a legitimate response and its right to “self-defense” after the aforementioned bombing against its Consulate in Damascus, blamed on Israel and which resulted in the death of seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
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