Iran has legitimate right to self-defence: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday Iran had the legitimate right to defend itself in the face of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign.

“It is a very natural, legitimate and legal right for Iran to defend itself against Israel's thuggery and state terrorism,” the Turkish leader said, a day after referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as ‘the biggest threat to the security of the region’.

 “These attacks were organised while the Iranian nuclear negotiations were taking place,” Erdogan said.

“Israel, which possesses nuclear weapons and does not recognise any international rules... did not wait for the negotiations to end but carried out a terrorist act without waiting for the result,” he added.

The long-range blitz began early Friday, when Israel launched a massive bombing campaign that prompted Iran to hit back with missiles and drones, including hypersonic missiles.

Source: Agencies