Tehran says Western countries ‘should appreciate Iran’s restraint’ toward Israel

Tehran is calling on Western nations to “appreciate Iran’s restraint” towards Israel after its largescale attack on the Jewish state in response to a deadly strike on Revolutionary Guards generals attributed to Israel at the Iranian consulate compound in Damascus.

“Instead of making accusations against Iran, [Western] countries should blame themselves and answer to public opinion for the measures they have taken against the… war crimes committed by Israel” in its war against Tehran-backed Hamas in Gaza, says Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani.

The spokesman adds that Western countries “should appreciate Iran’s restraint in recent months.”

Western governments have condemned Iran over its unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, which Tehran insists was an act of “self-defense.”