Iran tells European trio it needs no permission to defend national security, create deterrence

Iran has emphasized its “recognized right” to defend national sovereignty and create deterrence against Israel as the source of terrorism in the region, saying the country “does not seek permission from anyone” on the matter.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani made the remarks on Tuesday, a day after the UK, France and Germany called on Iran and its allies to “refrain from attacks” against Israel.

Having failed to protest Israel’s’ crimes, Kan’ani said, the three countries had “impudently” asked Iran not to take a punitive and deterrent action against the occupying regime that has violated the Islamic Republic’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“Such excessive demands lack political logic and are completely contrary to the principles and rules of international law. They are tantamount to public and practical support for the source of international crimes and terrorism in the region and encourage and reward the masterminds and perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity,” he added.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is resolved to defend its national sovereignty and security, and help establish sustainable stability in the region and create deterrence against the genuine source of insecurity and terrorism in the region,” he asserted, in an apparent reference to Israel. 

The country “does not seek permission from anyone in exercising its recognized rights," he noted. 

The spokesman also said that if the three Western countries seek peace and stability in the region, they had better “once and for all” stand up against the apartheid regime’s warmongering and immediately stop its genocide against defenseless Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

He further asserted that the main factor behind the regional expansion of the Gaza crisis is the inaction of governments and the UN Security Council on the Israel’s brutal acts, as well as the West’s extensive political and military support for the usurping regime.

Leader vows to avenge blood of 'dear guest' Haniyeh, warns Israel of ‘harsh punishment’

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Israeli regime of a harsh response for the the assassination of Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, saying the Islamic Republic regards as a duty to avenge the blood of the Palestinian resistance leader.

On July 31, Israel assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas resistance group, in the Iranian capital Tehran.

The terrorist act came amid the Tel Aviv regime's October-present Gaza onslaught, which has so far claimed the lives of almost 40,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned Israel of a “harsh punishment,” saying Iran sees it as its duty to avenge the blood of Haniyeh.

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