TEHRAN: After launching missiles attacks on the US led forces in Iraq, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that Iran had taken measures in self-defense under Article 51 of The Charter of the United Nations (UN).
In a social website, Zarif said that Iran did not seek escalation or war, but would defend itself against aggression.
Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched.
We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) January 8, 2020
“Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched.
“We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression,” Zarif had tweeted.
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