The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned this Wednesday the attack carried out the day before by the U.S. Army against several Iranian tankers in the waters of the Persian Gulf, amid growing hostilities between the two countries and the stalemate of the Pakistan-mediated dialogue to reach an agreement that ends the war opened on February 28 by the offensive of the United States and Israel.
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The diplomatic department has “strongly” condemned an attack it described as “aggressive” in a statement released on social media in which it considered that, added to the sanctions and naval blockade imposed by Washington, it constitutes “a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and International Law.”
“The aggressive actions of the United States against Iranian merchant ships not only represent a dangerous escalation of tensions in the region, but also constitute a clear threat to regional and international peace and security,” it warned in the same note.
The Ministry headed by Abbas Araqchi defended Iran’s attacks against the Al Azraq military base in Jordan as part of “its inherent right to legitimate defense” for previous U.S. attacks and emphasized that these bases “support the U.S. aggression against Iran.”
In this regard, it assured that its “Armed Forces will not hesitate to exercise” that right and “will respond decisively and appropriately to any military aggression by the enemy.”
That same Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said in statements to the press that the conflict with Iran will end immediately after the midterm elections, scheduled for November.
“I think the war will end right after the elections. Because they can’t take it anymore. They are desperate to try to influence the elections,” he said before traveling to Dallas for the first Republican convention two months before the aforementioned elections.
Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has once again expressed “deep concern” about the escalation of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, including the latest exchanges of attacks and “threats of new actions against maritime and energy infrastructures.”
The Portuguese diplomat reiterated his call “to all parties involved to act with the utmost restraint and refrain from actions and statements that could further exacerbate an already unstable situation,” his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said at a press conference before warning about the “serious consequences” for civilians of any escalation.
