Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned the US attacks on several areas in the southern coastal provinces and two bridges in the eastern provinces along the railway route to Mashhad on Thursday, describing them as flagrant war crimes and a clear violation of the UN Charter and the MoU on the Cessation of Hostilities.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Thursday emphasizing Iran's firm resolve to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to punish the aggressors. The statement highlighted that the criminal US attacks over the past 48 hours, carried out under the false pretext of responding to alleged incidents involving a few vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, not only constitute a clear violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the UN Charter, but also represent a flagrant breach of Paragraphs 1 and 5 of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Cessation of Hostilities.

The Ministry's statement further noted that, at a time when the wise and courageous Iranian people have demonstrated their resolve to confront malicious enemies and safeguard the nation's authority, sovereignty, and territorial integrity through their significant presence at the historic funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the US administration has resorted to insults, fabrications, and military aggression. This includes targeting the railway route toward Mashhad, an act interpreted as an attempt to compensate for its inability to comprehend the glory of Iranian patriotism and loyalty to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution.

The Foreign Ministry expressed its disgust at the rhetoric used by the US President and other American officials against the Iranian nation. It views their explicit admission of non-compliance with the MoU on the Cessation of Hostilities, dated June 18, as further evidence of the lawlessness, villainy, warmongering, and malice of the current US administration.