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Iran says has ‘duty’ to defend itself, after Israeli strikes

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Iran said it was obliged to defend itself, after Israeli retaliatory strikes hit military targets and killed two soldiers in the Islamic republic on Saturday.

“Iran has the right and the duty to defend itself against foreign acts of aggression,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, citing Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

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