ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene an urgent session following a request on Sunday by Iran. Algeria, China and Russia supported Tehran’s request for the emergency UNSC meeting on Monday, multiple sources reported citing the Swiss presidency of the UNSC, as Iran is seeking condemnations for Israel’s attack on Iran. In a letter to the presidency of the security council, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called for the meeting to “condemn the aggressive actions of the Zionist regime against Iran,” according to a statement from its foreign ministry. “This act of aggression, which was committed along with the genocide in Gaza and war-mongering in Lebanon, is a serious threat to international peace and security and causes more instability in the region,” the statement said. Araghchi noted that Iran reserves the right to respond to the attack “based on the principles contained in the United Nations Charter and within the framework of international law.” Israel carried out strikes on targets in Tehran and several other Iranian provinces early Saturday morning, killing at least four members of the Iranian armed forces. “Although most of the projectiles fired were intercepted by Iran's defense systems, the aggressive action of the Zionist regime resulted in damage to the target points and, more importantly, the martyrdom of four members of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the statement added. Following the attack, state media reported that Israeli missiles were “intercepted” and damages were “limited.” Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), said the strikes were in response to Tehran’s attacks on Israel. Iran launched waves of missiles at Israel on October 1 in retaliation for Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander. The 15-member UN body last held an emergency session on October 2 to address the measures to de-escalate the conflict between Israel, Iran, and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
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