"We have every right in accordance with international law, with the UN Charter, to defend ourselves with all might. The country's armed forces are defending national sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Iran against these barbaric acts of aggression."
"We were supposed to meet on Monday to talk about technical aspects of any possible deal on [the] nuclear issue. And the Americans themselves acknowledged that these negotiations went quite well. The mediator, [the] foreign minister of Oman, qualified this round of negotiations as being of significant progress."
"It was the second time in less than a year that diplomacy had been scuttled by an attack on Iran. Iran and the US had engaged in several rounds of negotiations last year, when Israel launched a 12-day war on Iran in June, which the US briefly joined."
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stated that Iran has the legitimate right to defend itself against US and Israeli attacks in accordance with international law and the UN Charter. The US and Israel launched major combat operations across Iranian cities on Saturday, resulting in at least 201 deaths. Iran responded by firing missiles at US military targets across multiple countries in the region. Baghaei emphasized that Iran's armed forces are defending national sovereignty and territorial integrity against what he characterized as barbaric aggression. He noted this military escalation disrupted nuclear negotiations that were progressing well, marking the second time in less than a year that diplomacy was interrupted by attacks on Iran.
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