Iran warns UN: Strikes on Israel are self-defense, third parties complicit

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Iran tells the UN that its strikes on Israel are acts of self-defense, targeting only military sites after Israeli attacks killed top Iranian commanders. Tehran warns that any country aiding Israel will be held legally responsible for the crisis.  #IranIsrael #UNSecurityCouncil #MiddleEastCrisis #israel #iran #tehran

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00:00Just hours ago, Israeli regime deliberately targeted the office of Iran's news agency during a live broadcast.

00:08This appalling attack constitutes a blatant war crime and a direct assault on press freedom.

00:16The Israeli regime has once again demonstrated that it is the foremost enemy of truth.

00:21It holds the disgraceful record of being the world's leading perpetrator of violence against journalists and media professionals.

00:33In response to this barbaric attack and aggression, Iran exercised its inherent right to self-defense in line with Article 51 of Charter.

00:44Our response was defensive, targeted, and proportionate.

00:50Unlike the Israeli regime, Iran respects the international humanitarian law.

00:55We did not target civilians.

00:58The U.S. forces supported Israeli aggression.

01:02Without the U.S. weapons, intelligence, and political backing, this attack could not have happened.

01:08The U.S. will share responsibility for this unlawful act.

01:15Let me be clear.

01:17Iran has not attacked Israel.

01:19Iran has not started any war.

01:22The so-called existential threat narrative is false.

01:27It has no legal basis.

01:29It is used only to justify aggression and hide Israel war crimes.

01:34Iran warns that any country assisting Israel aggression will share legal responsibility for the consequences.

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