The Iranian army says two of its soldiers have been killed in Israeli air strikes overnight, Iranian state media reports.
Iran’s state media agency IRNA cites a statement from the army, saying: “The army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in defending Iran’s security and protecting the people and Iran’s interests, sacrificed two of its fighters while countering projectiles from the criminal Zionist regime.”
Iran has said it is “entitled and obliged to defend itself” after Israel launched retaliatory air strikes against the country overnight.
In a statement, the Iranian foreign ministry condemns Israel’s attack and describes it as a “clear violation” of international law.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran considers itself entitled and obliged to defend itself against foreign acts of aggression,” it says, citing Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
