Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Iranian president responds to Israel's retaliation

Iran will not backmost disconnected successful nan look of Israeli aggression, Iranian president says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said connected Sunday his state would guidelines patient pursuing Israel's onslaught connected Iran.

"Definitely nan free group will not backmost disconnected successful nan look of this criminal, blood-thirsty regime. We person ever defended nan authorities of our group and will proceed to do so," Pezeshkian told furniture members, according to The Associated Press.

Earlier, Iranian authorities TV reported that Pezeshkian said Iran would respond to Israel "appropriately.”

Israel attacked subject targets successful Iran connected Saturday successful retaliation for nan barrage of ballistic missiles Iran fired connected Israel earlier this month, marking nan first clip nan IDF has openly attacked Iran.

Pezeshkian besides warned tensions will escalate if Israel’s aggressions and crimes continue.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman

Iran calls for UN Security Council gathering aft Israel's retaliatory attack

The U.N. Security Council will meet Monday astatine Iran's petition aft Israel’s retaliatory onslaught against nan country, a spokesperson for nan Israeli Ambassador to nan U.N. confirmed to ABC News.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Israel’s retaliatory onslaught a "serious usurpation of nan sovereignty and territorial integrity of nan Islamic Republic of Iran and a flagrant breach of world law," successful a missive requesting nan U.N. Security Council meeting.

The missive from Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sent to nan UNSC’s existent president and U.N. Secretary General António Guterres.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman