Israel tells UN it reserves the right to retaliate against Iran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "If the US initiates military operations against Iran, its citizens, or its security and interests, Iran will use its inherent right to respond proportionately," he said.Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya appeared to blamed Israel for provoking Iran's attack, claiming the war in Gaza was the "deep root" of the crisis.
54% : "In the coming days, and in consultation with other member states, the United States will explore additional measures to hold Iran accountable here at the United Nations.
52% : Iran informed the US that its attacks against Israel will be "limited" and for self-defence, Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said in a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran.
48% : Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the UN, told an emergency meeting of the security council on Sunday: "We are surrounded by Iran's terror proxies.
46% : Donald Trump has put out a fundraising appeal on the back of the Iranian attack on Israel.
39% : The Iranian ambassador to the UN said Tehran had an "inherent right to respond proportionately" if the US was to join any Israeli military operations against Iran.
38% : How Iran's attack on Israel unfolded - minute by minuteIsrael has told the UN it has "every right to retaliate" against Iran after Saturday's barrage of more than 350 drones and missiles.
38% : It later told the United Nations that Iran had "crossed every red line" in its attack.
38% : Robert Wood, Deputy Ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council the US will explore further ways to hold Iran to account for its attack.
37% : "I am deeply alarmed about the very real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation," he added, calling on parties to "avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East".European UnionThe president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen called on Iran to "immediately cease" attacks.
36% : Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood said that the US would "explore additional measures to hold Iran accountable".Amir Saeid Iravani, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, has told an emergency meeting that the Islamic republic was exercising its "inherent right to self-defence" when it attacked Israel.

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