Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described Iran's missile attack to the US base in Iraq as a "proportionate measure" which came "in self-defense", ONA's Tehran bureau reports.
In a twitter post early Wednesday morning, he said "Iran took and concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter."
Zarif went on to stress that "We do not seek escalation or war but will defend ourselves against any aggression."