IRNA | IRNA | Saturday, September 05, 2026 | 11:10 PM UTC
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a strong condemnation of the attacks by the US on its commercial shipping fleet, saying they represent a clear violation of international law.
The foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the attacks overnight on oil tankers anchored in Iranian waters were a continuation of the US war of aggression on Iran and its blockade on the country's maritime trade.
It said the attacks "constitute a clear violation of Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, constitute a war crime, and represent an overt threat to international peace and the security of commercial shipping."
The statement said Iran is determined to decisively defend its sovereignty and national interests against the US's state terrorism and its aggressive actions, including its economic war that has manifested itself in the continued naval blockade and harassment of commercial vessels.
It said the US regime and its allies and partners will be responsible for the consequences arising from Washington's continued hostile and interventionist actions in the region.
The US military claimed in a statement on Saturday that it had attacked one Iranian oil tanker near the island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf, and two others in the Sea of Oman.
