Hyderabad, June 17 -- The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad, on Tuesday, June 17, condemned the unprompted attacks of Israel on Iranian sovereignty and justified the latter's retaliatory measures as acts of self-defence.

The statement acknowledged significant numbers of civilian lives lost in Iran, including women and children, as a result of Israeli attacks on civilian settlements. Calling the strikes a "blatant violation of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity", the consulate condemned the attacks on civilians as a violation of Article 2 (4) of the United Nations Charter.

"The aggressive Zionist regime, with its nuclear arsenal and threats to use them against regional nations, has committed the mos...