Iran Vows Swift Response to Any Act of Military Adventurism by US or Proxy

By Staff, Agencies

Iran has categorically condemned the latest threats posed by the United States and "Israel" over Yemen’s missile strike on the occupied territories, vowing to defend its sovereignty against any threat or use of force.

Iran's permanent UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, made the comment on Monday in a letter to the UN chief and the Security Council’s president.

Iravani said any act of military adventurism by the US or its proxy, the "Israeli" entity, will be met with a swift, proportionate, and lawful response.

He added that the US and "Israel" will bear full responsibility for all consequences of any such unlawful and reckless aggression.

Iravani said such inflammatory and belligerent rhetoric against a UN member state constitutes a clear and grave violation of the basic principles of international law.

He also slammed the US and its allies for militarizing the Red Sea and launching unlawful military operations against Yemen.

A senior US official confirmed that the aerial raids were being carried out in close coordination with the US, "Israel's" biggest benefactor and a complicit in the ongoing brutal military campaign in Gaza.

Yemen’s al-Masirah television channel reported the US had launched 35 strikes since May 4 and targeted several Yemeni provinces, including al-Jawf and Marib.

Since March, the US, along with Britain and "Israel", has launched daily airstrikes on Yemen and claims to have struck more than 1,000 targets in the Arab country.