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Iran warns UN of retaliation in face of Sarkozy's comments

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09-09-2011 | 05:02

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Iran warned it would "not hesitate" to retaliate against foreign strikes on its soil in a formal complaint to the United Nations after French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent remarks on Iran, AFP reported.

Iran's UN ambassador said in a letter to UN leaders that his country would "not hesitate to act in self-defense to respond to any attack against the Iranian nation."

Iran would "take appropriate defensive measures to protect itself," ambassador Mohammad Khazaee told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council, of which France is one of the five permanent members.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its deep concern over, and strong condemnation of, such a provocative unwarranted and irresponsible statement against Iran," Khazaee said.

Sarkozy had made "inflammatory remarks and baseless allegations," the envoy added.

Sarkozy said last week that Iran's "military, nuclear and ballistic ambitions constitute a growing threat that may lead to a preventive attack against Iranian sites that would provoke a major crisis that France wants to avoid at all costs."

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