Iran’s envoy warns of ‘proportions’

An Iranian envoy says Tehran will take “immediate and proportionate” action if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to attack the country’s “entire civilization”. Tehran’s UN representative, Amir-Saeed Iravani, said Trump’s threat that “the entire civilization will die” if Iran does not reach an agreement “abets war crimes and potentially genocide.” During the Security Council session on the Strait of Hormuz, Iravani urged the international community to put a stop to Trump’s rhetoric before it was too late.

“Iran will not stand idly by in the face of such serious war crimes. It will, without hesitation, exercise its inherent right to self-defense and take immediate and proportionate retaliatory measures,” he said.

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