US ambassador says Iran’s attack not 'defensive'

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said Iran's attack on Israel was in solidarity with Hezbollah, and that the Islamic Republic was not acting in self-defence. 

"The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) was not protecting Iran from threats from another member state," she said. "Instead, the IRGC was acting in solidarity with Hezbollah after the killing of Nasrallah, who led a terrorist group that has the blood of thousands of Americans, Lebanese, and Israelis on its hands," she said, referring to the killed Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah. 

Greenfield added that the attack was "an escalation" and not "defensive”.