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Iran's Zarif: 'We do not seek escalation or war'
8 January 2020 02:58 GMT
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the strikes were "proportionate measures in self-defence" and that Tehran is not seeking to go to war.
"Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched," he said on Twitter.
"We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression."