Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Gholamhossein Darzi, stated on Thursday before the Security Council that his country will respond with a 'decisive' action and in accordance with international law to any aggression against the Persian nation, after US President Donald Trump threatened the region with a military strike. 'Iran does not seek escalation or confrontation, but any act of direct or indirect aggression will be met with a decisive, proportional, and legal action under Article 51 of the UN Charter (which enshrines the right to legitimate self-defense)', Darzi said in a session of the Council requested by the US delegation. The Iranian insisted that 'the incitement to violence, the promotion of internal destabilization, and the explicit threat of military action' against the country constitute a threat to international peace and security.
