UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran responded to Israel’s “red line” for Tehran’s nuclear programme by declaring it was strong enough to defend itself and said it reserved the right to retaliate with full force against any attack.
In a response to a speech at the UN General Assembly by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran’s UN mission said Israel had made “baseless and absurd allegations against (its) exclusively peaceful nuclear program.”
It also said Israel “on a daily basis, threatens countries in the region, particularly my country (with) military attack.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is strong enough to defend itself and reserves its full right to retaliate with full force against any attack,” the Iranian mission said in a written statement.
