Iran’s foreign minister says he ‘received warnings’ before Israeli attack

MADRID 28 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, stated this Sunday that he had “received warnings” hours before Israel launched the attack against military targets in Iran in response to the Tehran attack on October 1, a consequence in turn of Israeli attacks. against pro-Iranian militia leaders and a Revolutionary Guard commander.

“We had received warnings about a possible attack the day before, which gave us security about the matter, and we exchanged instructions and information with the military department. Messages were exchanged with different parties and we followed the actions we had to take until the attack. We complied with our duty,” he declared.

Araqchi has assured that the authorities’ efforts have focused on diplomacy, which has “forced enemies to reconsider their policies.” “We will not spare the blood of our martyrs and we reserve the right to respond to the action of the Zionist regime,” he added, according to statements published on his Telegram channel.

Likewise, he has pointed out that both Europe and the United States “are complicit in many of Israel’s crimes” in the region and “it is foreseeable that they will adopt a double stance on the attack on Iran”, which would not “surprise” him, due to who have provided financial, military, political and legal aid to the Israeli authorities.

The Israeli bombing, carried out this weekend, has left five dead, including one civilian. Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has reproached Washington for breaking its “promise” to end the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in exchange for the “containment” of Iran.