NEW YORK: Iran and Israel accused each other Monday of endangering peace in Middle East, in a heated exchange at a UN meeting called following Israel attacked military targets in Tehran.
On Saturday, Israel conducted attacks on military sites in Iran in reply to Iran’s October 1 missile barrage on Israel. AFP reported that the latter was in retaliation for the killing of Iran-backed groups leaders and a Revolutionary Guards general.
Iran-Israel conflict
At a meeting of the UNSC that was requested by Tehran, each country asserted its right to self-defense. Iran’s envoy Amir Saeid Iravani told the UNSC “Israeli aggression against Tehran is obvious and does not take place in isolation. This aggressive strike is part of a broader, sustained pattern of aggression as well as unchecked impunity with which Israel continues to disrupt the entire region,”.
He said that Israel’s “systematic and persistent violation of global law,” and military engagements in the territories of Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen should spark “unequivocal condemnation” by the UNSC.
The envoy repeated Tehran’s threat to retaliate following Israel’s weekend attacks, but stated Iran preferred diplomacy. Israeli envoy Danny Danon claimed his country had defended itself following the October 1 missile strikes by Iran.
