Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, stressed this Sunday that his country reserves the right to retaliate, despite calls from the Secretary General and all countries for a de-escalation.
“This attack crossed all red lines and Israel reserves the legal right to respond. We are not the frog in the boiling water: we are a nation of lions,” Gilad Erdan said in his speech to the Security Council.
“After such a massive attack against Israel, the entire world, and even less Israel, cannot sit idly by. We defend our future,” proclaimed Erdan, who expressly thanked the United States for its support.
For its part, Iran “does not seek escalation or war in the region” of the Middle East, its ambassador to the UN, Saeed Iravani, said this Sunday in the Security Council, but at the same time “it will not hesitate to respond to any threat.” or aggression, in accordance with international law”.
The ambassador also made it very clear that his country “has no intention of entering into conflict with the United States in the region”, and in fact – he stressed – his country has demonstrated “commitment to peace and containment” after demonstrating the involvement of the United States. US in the interception of Iranian drones and missiles.
Now, if the United States were to initiate an operation against Iranian citizens or interests, “we will use our inherent right to respond proportionately,” the diplomat warned.
