UNSC to meet late on Sunday to discuss Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel

• Published date: 14 April 2024
• Author: TOVAH LAZAROFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"The gravity and the volume of the attacks are unprecedented and are a flagrant violation of Israel's sovereignty, of international law, and of Security Council resolutions," Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said in a letter he wrote to the UNSC president asking the 15-member body to convene on the matter

"The time has come for the Security Council to take action against the Iranian threat," he said.Iran's mission to the UN in New York stated in a post on X early Sunday morning that its attack was an act of self-defense permissible under Article 51 of the UN Charter.

"Iran's military action was in response to the Zionist regime's aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus," it wrote, as it referred to the April 1 strike that killed seven of its military officials.

Iran defends its actions against Israel

"The matter can be deemed concluded. However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran's response will be considerably more severe," Iran stated.

It added that it took action against Israel after the UNSC failed to condemn the Damascus attack, stating that when it came to the Islamic Republic there was a "reversal of roles, equating the victim with the criminal."

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote in a post on X, "I strongly condemn the...