Iran says strikes on US bases in Mideast are self-defense, not hostility
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said responding to the US-Israeli strikes is Tehran’s inherent right of self-defense, urging regional countries not to allow their territory to be used for attacks against Iran.
In a statement, the ministry said Iranian defensive operations against US military bases and facilities in the region should “in no way be interpreted as hostility” toward neighboring countries.
It stressed that such actions are directed solely at forces involved in attacks on Iran and are carried out under the right of self-defense recognized in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
