Iran says reserves right to self-defense against Israel’s recent attack

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Iran on Thursday stressed that it reserves the right to legitimate self-defense against Israel’s recent attack on certain targets in the country, the official news agency IRNA reported.
In a note addressed to the member states of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva highlighted that the country would not hesitate to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the report.
Noting that its restraint in maintaining regional peace has only led to “miscalculations” and emboldened Israel, Iran said it reserves the right to legitimate self-defense against Israel’s recent attack to prevent it from continuing to violate Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and perpetrate “crimes.”
It called on the conference’s members and the international community to take “serious and effective” steps towards compelling Israel to cease its “heinous crimes” by condemning Israeli attacks.
The Israel Defense Forces announced last week that it conducted “precise and targeted” airstrikes on targets in Iran in response to recent attacks from the country.
Iran’s air defense headquarters said it successfully countered the Israeli attacks, which resulted in only “limited damage.” ■