Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi affirmed on Tuesday that the strikes attributed to Israel having killed seven members of the Revolutionary Guards in Damascus the day before “would not go unanswered”. “Day after day, we witness the strengthening of the resistance front and the disgust and hatred of free nations against the illegitimate nature” of Israel, “and this cowardly crime will not go unanswered,” said the Iranian president, condemning an “inhumane, aggressive and despicable act of invasion as a blatant violation of international regulations.”
In addition, Iran announced on Tuesday that it had sent “an important message” to the United States following these strikes. This message, the content of which was not disclosed, was transmitted to “an official of the Swiss embassy”, which represents American interests in Iran, during a summons to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, indicated the head of diplomacy Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. “During this summons, the terrorist dimension of the attack and the crime of the Israeli regime were explained, and the responsibility of the American government was underlined,” he added on X.
Call for an emergency meeting of the Security Council
Tehran has promised to retaliate for this unprecedented raid on an Iranian diplomatic building in Syria. The Iranian Supreme National Security Council met Monday evening "in the presence of President" Ebrahim Raïssi and took the "necessary decisions", he said in a press release, without giving details.
In a message, the Iranian mission to the United Nations called for “an urgent meeting” of the Security Council to “condemn this unjustified criminal act and terrorist attack perpetrated by the Israeli regime in the strongest possible terms.” She highlighted “the far-reaching international implications of such a reprehensible act, which could exacerbate tensions in the region and potentially trigger more conflicts involving other nations.”
“The aggressor Zionist regime bears full responsibility for its consequences and the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the legitimate and inherent right, under international law and the Charter of the United Nations, to respond decisively to such acts », concluded the mission.