YnetNews.com reports: “Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saied said in an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday that his country reserves the ‘inherent right to respond at a time of its choosing,’ to what he called ‘this act of aggression’. The session was held to discuss Israel’s retaliatory attack in Tehran on Saturday.

‘Israel’s attack constitutes a breach of international law. The U.S.’s support of Israel encouraged it to continue its aggression in Gaza and Lebanon,’ Saied said.

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the council there would be ‘severe consequences’ should Tehran take any further aggressive action against Jerusalem. ‘We will not hesitate to act in self-defense. Let there be no confusion. The United States does not want to see further escalation. We believe this should be the end of the direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran,’ she said.

‘As we have stated time and time again, we have the right and duty to defend ourselves and will use all the means at our disposal to protect the citizens of Israel,’ Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told the council…”