MNA � Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Mon. that terrorists' acts had forced Iran�s armed forces to take retaliatory and deterrent measures by carrying out airstrikes on their positions in northern Iraq.







Bahram Ghasemi made the remarks in response to a question by�Al-Jazeera correspondent with respect to IRGC's�missile attack�at the headquarters of a gathering of terrorist commanders in the Kurdistan Regional Government on Saturday.

�It was not our desired choice and will never be,� Ghasemi said about the attack, while stressing that "the�terrorists' acts, especially with regard to the killing of Iranian border guards and soldiers, forced the�Iranian armed forces to take measures in�retaliation and deterrence.�

He added that the strike was a "preemptive�measure based on some credible intelligence."

Ghasemi expressed hope that the shared borders in this critical region would become the most secure and stable in the Middle East�through collective measures taken by all�parties.

The Iranian diplomat�further warned that there would be no appeasement from the Islamic Republic of Iran�when its security is concerned.