Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims that the majority of projectiles launched by Israel were intercepted by Iran's defense systems, according to AFP.
On Sunday, Iran called for an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting to condemn Israel's air strikes on the Islamic republic the previous day. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a letter to the UN chief and the head of the council, demanding an urgent meeting of the Security Council to take a decisive stance in condemning this aggression, as stated in a ministry release.
Israel conducted air strikes on military sites in Iran on Saturday in response to Tehran's October 1 attack on Israel, which was itself a retaliation for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and a Revolutionary Guards commander. In his letter, Araghchi noted that most of the projectiles fired were intercepted by Iran's defense systems, but the attack resulted in damage at the target points and the death of four soldiers.
Araghchi emphasized that the Israeli attack was a clear violation of Iran's sovereignty and that Iran reserves the inherent right to respond to this criminal aggression. The Israeli military claimed it targeted Iranian missile factories, missile installations, and other systems in several regions, warning Tehran against retaliating. Iran has downplayed the attack, stating it caused limited damage to a few radar systems, while media outlets characterized the assault as weak, indicating the Islamic republic's reluctance to escalate further, according to analysts.
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