The Iran Consulate in Mumbai on Saturday shared an update amid escalating tensions following preemptive strikes by the US and Israel on Tehran. After the strikes, the Middle East entered a dangerous phase of military escalation, as Iran launched swift retaliation, attacking Tehran and triggering explosions and emergency alerts across multiple Gulf countries.
Now taking to its official handle on X, the Consulate General of the I.R. Iran in Mumbai wrote, "The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made comprehensive arrangements in advance to meet the needs of the public."
In addition to this, it also added, "The spokesperson for Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff warned that the response awaiting Israel and the US will be beyond anything in their recorded history." In response to the preemptive strikes, Iran targeted US and allied military assets across the Middle East including the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, located in the Juffair area, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain.
Later in the day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran also issued a detailed statement for the 'heroic and noble people of the country,' as it said that it is time to defend the homeland and confront the enemy's military aggression.
In the statement, Iran described the attacks as illegal and aggressive, and said that it has the lawful right under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter to defend itself. It further added that Iranian armed forces will utilise all their capabilities and resources to counter this criminal aggression and repel the enemy's malice.
In addition to this, the country also urged all United Nations member states, especially regional and Islamic countries and members of the Non-Aligned Movement, to strongly condemn the attack.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran recalls the grave duty of the United Nations and its Security Council to take immediate action to confront the violation of international peace and security due to the clear military aggression of the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran," it said in its statement
