Iran’s top diplomat says Tehran would respond to Israel strike in ‘measured’ way

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, shakes hand with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar prior to their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday (Pakistan Foreign Ministry via AP)

Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday reiterated that his country does not seek an escalation in the Middle East but reserved the right to defend itself against Israel’s attack with a “measured and calculative” response.

Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its October 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and killed at least five people.