Iran defends attack on Israel, says UN Security Council failed ‘to maintain international peace’

Iran is defending its drone and missile attack on Israel, calling it a direct response to the deadly attack on its Syrian consulate that the Islamic Republic blamed on Israel.

In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Iran’s ambassador to the U.N., Amir Saeid Iravani blamed the U.N. Security Council for failing “in its duty to maintain international peace and security [by] allowing the Israeli regime to transgress red lines and violate the fundamental principle of international law.”

“Such violations have exacerbated tensions in the region and threatened regional and international peace and security,” Irvani said.

He warned that Iran would “not hesitate to exercise its inherent right of self-defense when required.”“Should the Israeli regime commit any military aggression again, Iran’s response will assuredly and decisively be strong, and more resolute,” he said.