MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Tehran wants peace and security and will never take any provocative measures, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali told TASS.

"Our officials have said that if the Israeli regime carries out any operation against Iran, we will meet it with the strongest response," the diplomat emphasized. "We want peace and security and will never take any provocative measures," he underscored.

On the evening of April 13, Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel in response to what it called "repeated crimes" from Tel Aviv, including the attack on the consular office of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus ascribed to Israel. Tehran’s state-run media outlets said that military facilities in Israel were targeted. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed it intercepted 99% of the nearly 350 projectiles launched at Israel with minor damage caused to Nevatim airbase. Tehran assured that it was not planning any further action after the April 13 strike, but Israeli authorities said that they were preparing to retaliate the attack.