Iranian president tells Keir Starmer that retaliation is ‘a right of nations’

Iranian president tells Keir Starmer that retaliation is ‘a right of nations’

Keir Starmer spoke with Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone conversation on Monday (James Manning/PA)

Iran’s president has told UK prime minister Keir Starmer that Tehran considers retaliation against Israel over the July killing of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh a right, and a way to discourage future aggression.

A report by the official IRNA news agency said President Masoud Pezeshkian told Starmer in a phone conversation on Monday that a punitive response to an aggressor was “a right of nations and a solution for stopping crimes and aggression”.

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