“The deliberate murder of four Iranian diplomats while serving as official representatives of a sovereign Member State on the territory of another sovereign State constitutes a serious act of terrorism and a flagrant violation of international law,” the Iranian mission wrote in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
On Sunday, there was an attack on the Ramada hotel in Beirut. The Israeli army admitted its responsibility for the attack. According to a military statement, four members of the Iranian army and a fighter of the Hezbollah terrorist organization were killed.
What happened at the hotel in Lebanon?
How many Iranian diplomats died in the attack?
Who claimed responsibility for the Beirut hotel attack?
What does Iran think about Israel's actions in this context?
Israel attack on Iran and Lebanon. Immediate response
Israel and the US launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, killing, among others, the country's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Tehran responded by attacking Israel and several countries in the Persian Gulf region, hitting both American bases located there and civilian facilities.
Since March 2, Israel has also been conducting attacks on Lebanon. Earlier, Lebanese Hezbollah joined the war on Iran's side and attacked Israel. The government in Beirut declared all Hezbollah military activities illegal.
