Iran Says US Strikes Violate Ceasefire Agreement

Iran stated on Wednesday that the latest US military strikes targeting several monitoring and surveillance centres along the country’s southern coast violate international law and a ceasefire agreement. In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the “US terrorist army” launched attacks in the early hours of Wednesday against several monitoring and surveillance facilities on Iran’s southern coastline. The ministry described the strikes as a “flagrant violation” of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. The ministry also accused Washington of breaching the first article of the ceasefire agreement between the two countries, which it said requires the cessation of military operations. Iran and the US reached a memorandum of understanding on 17 June aimed at ending their military conflict and achieving a lasting peace agreement. Separately, state broadcaster IRIB reported that a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy was killed in a US strike in Bandar Mahshahr. The public relations office of the Third Naval District of the Imam Hussein Basij Corps in Bandar Mahshahr identified the victim as a Basij member assigned to the unit, saying he was killed in a clash with enemy drones early Wednesday. Meanwhile, the US military said it conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran, hitting more than 80 targets in response to Iranian attacks on merchant vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes were carried out “in direct response to Iranian attacks on commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”