Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations announced on April 14 that it would take military action against Israel under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to Tel Aviv's recent deadly attack on Iran's diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital Damascus.
In a statement quoted by the official IRNA news agency, Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations cited Article 51 of the UN Charter, which allows for lawful self-defense, to defend its retaliatory drone strike against Israel on the night of April 13 (early morning of April 14, Vietnam time). The Iranian mission to the United Nations also said that if the Security Council had condemned Israel's attack on the consular building in the Iranian Embassy in Syria and then prosecuted the perpetrators, Iran's retaliation against Israel might have been avoided.
The statement mentioned that the three countries, the US, UK and France as well as their allies, not only did not condemn Israel's attack on Iran's consulate in Syria but also prevented the United Nations Security Council from issuing a statement on this attack.
According to the IRNA news agency, “Israel’s most important air base in the Negev desert was successfully targeted by Kheibar missiles,” adding that “images and data show that the base suffered heavy attacks.”
Meanwhile, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said that dozens of ballistic missiles were launched during Iran's attack, some of which fell into Israel, "causing minor damage" to a military base in the South.
Hagari added that most of the Iranian missiles were intercepted by the Arrow long-range defense system and fell outside Israeli territory. In addition, Israeli fighter jets also successfully intercepted dozens of Iranian cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In total, Iran launched more than 200 projectiles toward Israel, Hagari said, but noted that the attack was not over yet.
Channel 12 reported that Israel's War Cabinet was given the authority to decide on its response to Iran's attack by the country's Security Cabinet on April 14. This means that the War Cabinet - consisting of three members: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and former Army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz - will not need to consult the Security Cabinet before taking retaliatory actions against Iran. Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had a phone call with his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, to "inform about the upcoming response to the Iranian attack".
Also on April 14, two regional security sources said that the Jordanian air force intercepted and shot down dozens of Iranian drones that violated the country's airspace while en route to Israel. The sources added that the Jordanian military was also on high alert and radar systems were monitoring all drone movements coming from Iraq and Syria.
Residents in several towns in northern Jordan near Syria as well as central and southern regions reported hearing loud explosions in the air. Several drones were seen being shot down in areas south of the capital Amman, 60 kilometers from Jerusalem. A security source earlier said the Jordanian air force was increasing reconnaissance flights.
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