TEHRAN, Jan 8, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Iran on Wednesday said it had carried out
and “concluded” its reprisal over the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem
Soleimani when it targeted US forces in Iraq with a missile strike.
“Iran took and concluded proportionate measures in self-defence” targeting
a base from which a “cowardly armed attack against our citizens and senior
officials” was launched, said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on
Twitter.
“We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any
aggression.”