Tehran has maintained that its strikes on American bases in the region are strictly defensive
Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases.
The US continued striking targets in Iran early on Monday local time, marking the fourth consecutive night of bombardment. On Sunday, Iran responded by firing missiles and drones at US military sites in Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
In a statement carried by the media outlet ISNA late on Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the “barbaric” US attacks and accused the Gulf monarchies of turning their countries into “an arena for its illegal and criminal war against the Iranian nation.”
“The neighboring countries are obliged under international law to prevent the aggressor from using their territory and facilities to carry out military aggression against Iran,” the ministry added.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps to de-escalate.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified. “Iran does not ‘attack.’ Iran’s strikes on US military bases and assets stationed in the southern Persian Gulf constitute a legitimate and lawful exercise of its inherent right to self-defense under international law,” he wrote on X on Sunday.
The war began with a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28. Regular exchanges of strikes stopped after a ceasefire in April, which led to the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 17.
Hostilities resumed recently as the sides disagreed over the interpretation of the MoU and the status of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran declared closed to shipping in response to the US and Israeli strikes.
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If uN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Basically uN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The bigger issue here is iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases. That changes the calculation.
Reading that iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified — hard to argue with the logic there.
The bigger issue here is the US continued striking targets in Iran early on Monday local time, marking the fourth consecutive night of bombardment. That changes the calculation.
If the US continued striking targets in Iran early on Monday local time, marking the fourth consecutive night of bombardment, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The detail about iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases is something people should sit with.
Basically iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases really puts things into perspective.
So the bottom line is uN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps. Wonder how this will land.
So the bottom line is iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified. Wonder how this will land.
If uN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Basically uN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
In other words tehran has maintained that its strikes on American bases in the region are strictly. Curious to see how this develops.
What stands out is tehran has maintained that its strikes on American bases in the region are strictly. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The bigger issue here is iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases. That changes the calculation.
Reading that iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified — hard to argue with the logic there.
The bigger issue here is the US continued striking targets in Iran early on Monday local time, marking the fourth consecutive night of bombardment. That changes the calculation.
If the US continued striking targets in Iran early on Monday local time, marking the fourth consecutive night of bombardment, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The detail about iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases is something people should sit with.
Basically iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases really puts things into perspective.
So the bottom line is uN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action, and take immediate steps. Wonder how this will land.
So the bottom line is iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded by arguing that Iran’s actions were justified. Wonder how this will land.