Iran will respond 'proportionately' to US killing of general: Zarif

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WASHINGTON: The killing of a top Iranian general by the United States was an act of state terrorism and Iran will respond proportionately, Iranian ...

WASHINGTON: The killing of a top Iranian general by the United States was an act of state terrorism and Iran will respond proportionately, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday.

"This is an act of aggression against Iran, and it amounts to an armed attack against Iran, and we will respond. But we will respond proportionately - not disproportionately ... We are not lawless like President Trump." On Sunday, he said the United States would strike back"perhaps in a disproportionate manner" if Iran attacked any American target.Zarif said Trump had shown the world he was"prepared to commit war crimes, because attacking cultural sites is a war crime. Disproportionate response is a war crime."

 

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