Iran slams new US attacks, says its troops responded with 'inherent right of legitimate defence'

Iran slams new US attacks, says its troops responded with 'inherent right of legitimate defence' Iran's foreign ministry said it "strongly condemned" renewed US strikes on its island of Larak. It added that Iranian forces responded "in accordance with the inherent right of legitimate defence". In retaliation to an earlier US attack that reportedly killed Iranian forces and civilians on the island, Tehran targeted US infrastructure across the region, including in Jordan and the UAE.

Localisation: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: security
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:36:58 +0100