"Have Right To Retaliate": Iran Ambassador To NDTV After US Air Strike Kills Top General

A country that has been attacked has every right to defend itself, the Iranian ambassador to India told NDTV on Friday evening, as the Middle East simmers following the death of General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, in a US air strike on the Iraqi capital. Describing General Soleimani as a "champion against terrorism", Dr Ali Chegeni refused to rule out the possibility of retaliatory strikes against the United States and that the escalation of military action in the region could lead to yet more conflict in the war-torn region.