Iran thinks it necessary to respond to Israel’s attack on its soil, relying on the UN Charter, according to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest terms the regime’s acts of aggression against a number of military sites in Iran as a blatant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter particularly the principle prohibiting the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of countries," the diplomatic agency said.

It noted that "based on the inherent right of self-defense, as also reflected in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers itself entitled and obliged to defend against acts of external aggression."

Tehran "stresses the necessity for immediate and urgent mobilization of the global community to stop the Israeli regime's genocide, war, and aggression against Gaza and Lebanon, and to rein in the regime's warmongering."

"Undoubtedly, the continuation of occupation, illegal actions, and crimes by the regime in the region, particularly the genocide against the Palestinian people and aggression against Lebanon - perpetuated by comprehensive military and political support from the United States and certain other Western countries - remains the main cause of tension and insecurity in the region," the ministry emphasized.