TEHRAN – Iran reserves the right to respond to Israeli aggression in accordance with international law, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei Hamaneh was quoted by Mehr News Agency as saying.
All recent consultations by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revolved around ongoing crimes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon by Israel, mobilising the international community to aid the displaced, and trying to hold Tel Aviv accountable, Baghaei briefed reporters on Monday.
Impunity is the most important reason that has emboldened the regime, he noted.
Messages are exchanged in the sphere of diplomacy, he underlined.
Iran is duty-bound to respond firmly regardless of the current talks, the official said.
The regime’s airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, the most significant incident of the past week, are considered a miscalculation, Baghaei said.
He hailed the heroic defense of the Armed Forces to the attack as a turning point for Iran.
Iran has carried out a series of diplomatic measures since the onset of the Gaza War, he pointed out.
To help rally the international community against the Israeli genocidal war in occupied Palestine, Iran is maximizing all its means and potential, he said.
Regarding the need to stop the genocide and crimes in Gaza and Lebanon, Iran has welcomed every initiative, he said.
“We believe that diplomacy can still be a solution to prevent the spread of war in the region,” he noted.
