Iran's diplomats warn US 'must stay away' from Iran-Israel conflict
Iran’s diplomats warned the U.S. “must stay away” from the developing Iran-Israel “conflict” following Tehran’s drone and missiles attack on Saturday.
The post by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said the Saturday attack on Israel was a “legitimate defense” and a “response” to the alleged Israeli strike on April 1 in Damascus, Syria which struck near the Iranian embassy and killed two senior officers in Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
“Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defense, Iran’s military action was in response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus,” the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations posted Saturday on social media platform X.
They warned the U.S. “must stay away” from the “conflict” between Iran and Israel.
“The matter can be deemed concluded,” they said in the post. “However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe. It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the U.S. MUST STAY AWAY!”
The warning comes as Iran launched a drone missile attack on Israel on Saturday.
IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the Saturday launch was a “direct attack” from Tehran and is a “severe and dangerous escalation.”
“Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest level of readiness ahead of this large-scale attack from Iran,” Hagari said. “This is a mission that we are determined and ready to fulfill.”
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan called on the UN to take action in the wake of the strikes, writing on X, "Iran has violated the UN charter and has shown that it is a threat to global peace and security."
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President Biden is being regularly updated about the ongoing situation.
IDF said Israel is on high alert and the forces are “constantly monitoring” the situation.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened Israel numerous times since the early April strike which took out multiple IRGC officials, saying Israel would be “slapped.”