Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was "no exchange" of messages with the United States before Iran's missile attack on Israel.
Iran fired rockets at Israel in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah along with Revolutionary Guards commander Abbas Nilforushan in a strike in the Lebanese capital last week.
Iran's missile attack was also retaliation for the killing of Palestinian Hamas movement leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Tehran in July, for which Israel is blamed.
"There was no exchange of messages before the attack," Araghchi told state television, adding that Iran had communicated with the United States through the Swiss embassy in Tehran after the attack.
"The main meaning of the message we conveyed to the Americans was that we were taking defensive action within the framework of the UN Charter," he said.
"We also warned American forces to withdraw from this issue and not to intervene, otherwise they will face a harsh response from us."
The Revolutionary Guards said the rocket attacks targeted "three military bases" around Tel Aviv, as well as air and radar bases, adding that "90%" of the rockets "hit their targets".
The missile attack is Iran's second direct attack on Israel, following a missile and drone strike in April in response to a deadly Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
Araghchi said "Iran's actions are over unless the Israeli regime decides to provoke further retaliation."
Iran warned of a "crushing" response if Israel retaliated. | BGNES
