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Iran’s envoy in South Africa defends retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Middle East | SA News

Mansour Shakib Mehr

The Iranian embassy in South Africa has defended the country’s targeting of American military installations in the escalating confrontation with the US and Israel. Tehran insists its actions fall within its right to self-defence under international law.

“Our act is our inherent right,” ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr told a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday. “Our actions are directed at military bases used against us.”

Iran respected the sovereignty of neighbouring Gulf states despite the presence of American military facilities on their territory, Mehr said, adding: “Our actions are directed at…

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