Iran’s mission to the United Nations has insisted that its missile and drone launches into Israel were legitimate and warned the United States to “stay away”.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations said in a statement: “This is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, and the United States must stay out of it!”
Iran’s warning comes as U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News that U.S. forces continue to shoot down Iranian drones heading toward Israel.
A U.S. military official said, “U.S. forces in the region continue to shoot down Iranian-launched drones targeting Israel. The U.S. military will provide additional defense support and stand ready to protect U.S. forces operating in the region. We are maintaining it.”
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Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Shahed 136 is on display in Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, western Iran, on February 11, 2024, during a rally to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Iran’s victory. The Islamic revolution that occurred in Iran in 1979. (Morteza Nicobazul/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Iran’s mission to the UN said in a statement that the attack was justified under Article 51 of the UN Charter, which gives UN member states the right to self-defense in the event of attack from another country.
Iran said the missiles and drones were launched in retaliation for an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria that killed several generals.
“Iran’s military action is in response to the Zionist regime’s attack on our country’s diplomatic facilities in Damascus,” the statement said.
Domestic Iranian defense equipment and drones on display at a defense industry trade fair in Tehran, Iran, on August 23, 2023. (Fateme Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
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The statement said the retaliatory strike was in response to the attack in Syria and said, “The issue can be considered settled. However, if the Israeli regime makes another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably harsher.”
Israel’s War Cabinet meets in Kirya, Tel Aviv, after Iran fires a drone at Israel. (Israeli Prime Minister @IsraeliPM on X)
prime minister of israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel said it had been “preparing for a possible direct attack from Iran” for several weeks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s “air defenses are in place and ready for any scenario, both offensive and defensive.”
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“I have established clear principles: whoever harms us, we will harm him. We will protect ourselves from all threats and will do so with calmness and determination,” he said. .
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
