After apology, Iran to 'continue attacks' on sites in neighbouring countries used for 'aggression'

Hours after Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, apologised for the attack on “neighbouring countries”, the foreign ministry said Tehran would continue its response until what it described as “aggression” stops or the United Nations Security Council fulfils its responsibility by identifying the aggressors, Reuters reported.

Iran further said its defensive operations targeting US military bases and facilities in the region should not be interpreted as hostility towards neighbouring countries.

The statement comes as missile and drone attacks continue to rattle Gulf Arab states. Fresh blasts were reported in Doha and Manama, while the UAE Ministry of Defence said the country’s air defence systems were dealing with missile and drone attacks from Iran.

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