Iran says missile attacks on US targets were 'legitimate self-defence'

"The US should avoid assessing it based on illusions," Javad Zarif said.

Iran's missile attacks on US targets in Iraq on Wednesday were "legitimate self-defence",  Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told state TV, adding that Washington's assessment to retaliate should not be based on "illusions".
"Our action was a legitimate self-defence and the United States should avoid assessing it based on illusions," Zarif said.
Iran launched missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike that killed Iran's commander of Quds Force Qassem Soleimani.

• MENA