Iran says it reserves the right to respond to an Israeli attack “at the appropriate time.”

Iran’s foreign minister said in a letter requesting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that his country reserves the right to respond “at the appropriate time” to Israel’s recent attacks.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Israel of violating Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and of “a blatant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” which prohibits the use of force against all UN member states.

Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon called Iran’s request “another attempt by Iran to harm us, this time in the diplomatic arena.”

“We will stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself,” he said in a statement, stressing that the Israeli attack was in response to an Iranian attack on October 1.

The Security Council scheduled a meeting for Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. GMT) at Iran’s request, which was backed by Russia, China and Algeria, the Arab representative on the U.N.’s most powerful body.

Mr. Araghchi, in the letter obtained by The Associated Press, urged the Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “take a strong stand and condemn the Israeli regime for firmly and unequivocally committing these acts of aggression.”

The Israeli airstrikes early Saturday followed the Iranian launch of at least 180 missiles into Israel on October 1. The Iranian airstrikes were in retaliation for the devastating blows Israel delivered against Iranian ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.