UNITED NATIONS, 27 October. /TASS/. The United Nations Security Council will convene for a meeting on Israel’s attack on Iran on October 28, a source from the world organization told TASS.

“At three in the afternoon (7:00 GMT) on October 28, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on the Middle East at the request of Iran, which was supported by Algeria, China and China,” it said source.

On Saturday, Iran’s mission to the United Nations called on Switzerland, as president of the UN Security Council, to convene an emergency meeting following Israel’s attack.

Apart from this, the Iranian mission called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council to take a firm stand and strongly and unequivocally condemn the Israeli attack. Tehran also stressed that it reserves the right to a legitimate retaliation.

On October 26, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was carrying out surgical strikes on military targets in Iran “in response to months of continuous attacks”. Iran’s military, for its part, said some of its facilities in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces were attacked, but that Israel caused only limited damage as the country’s air defense systems deflected the main impact.

On October 1, the Islamic Republic launched a massive missile attack on Israel in response to the killing of senior officials from the Palestinian movement Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to the Israeli side, around 180 projectiles were fired, most of which were intercepted. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned that attacks on Israel will only expand.