TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Minister says Tehran has sent a clear warning to the White House emphasizing its readiness to swiftly and decisively respond to any fresh military adventures by Israel that threaten Iran's interests and security.
Citing army sources, Reuters reported that Syria has put its Russian-made Pantsir ground-to-air defense systems on high alert around the capital Damascus and major bases in the event of Israeli strikes.
TEHRAN - The leader of the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah warns that Iran will inevitably retaliate for Monday’s strike on its consulate in Damascus, which is widely blamed on Israel.
The European Union on Wednesday condemned an airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1 that killed seven people and called on countries in the region to show restraint, Reuters reported.
TEHRAN – The head of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee denounced the Israeli assault on the Iranian consulate in Damascus as a clear indicator of the "diminished strength" of the regime.
TEHRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has characterized the recent actions of the Zionist regime as desperate measures, asserting that Israel's behavior demonstrates a disregard for human and international norms.
TEHRAN - The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Israel’s air attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday afternoon at the request of Russia.
TEHRAN – Following the Israeli air attack on the consular section of Tehran’s embassy in Syria on Monday afternoon, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian telephoned UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to remind him about the responsibility of the UN as the most important international body as well as the Security Council in “protecting international peace and security”.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Tuesday a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier, his spokesman said.
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry reacts strongly to Israel’s deadly missile attacks on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, saying Tehran “reserves the right to take retaliatory measures” and will decide how to “punish the aggressor”.
