"In response to the phone call of @JosepBorrellF the foreign policy chief of the European Union, @DrSJaishankar the foreign minister of India, @HakanFidan the foreign minister of Turkey and Mr. Sameh Shukri and Faisal Meqdad, my colleagues from Egypt and Syria, the action of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in response I considered the Zionist regime's terrorist attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran's embassy in Damascus to be within the framework of legitimate defense following Article 51 of the United Nations Charter," Amir-Abdollahian wrote on his X account on Tuesday.
"Also, in a conversation with @ABaerbock, @David_Cameron and @MinisterIanBorg the foreign ministers of Germany, England and Malta (as the interim head of the Security Council ), while expressing the importance of sustainable security in the region, I made it clear that Iran will face any new evil act from the Israeli regime will act decisively to defend its security and national interests," he added.
"We also shared the latest developments in the region with @MBA_AlThani_ the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and @FaisalbinFarhan the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia," he noted.
"Today, in continuation of important regional and international consultations, in a phone call with @antonioguterres the Secretary General of the United Nations, as well as the Secretary Generals of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, while pointing out the escalation of crimes committed by the Zionist regime in the region, the legitimate right of our country to respond to the terrorist attack," Iran FM said in a separate message.
"I emphasized Iran's legitimate right to respond to the Israeli regime's terrorist attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter," he added.
"Next, with @Menlu_RI the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, @tfajon the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, @tokmatn9 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, @a_schallenberg the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, @badralbusaidi the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Wang Yi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Sergey Lavrov I had conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation."
"In these talks, by explaining the clear positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the importance of stable peace and security in the region and preventing the escalation of tensions, I clarified the inexorability of Iran's national security and national interests," Amir-Abdollahian wrote.
IRNA