The U.S. military condemned Iran's attack on a vessel yesterday as 'unjustified aggression' that clearly violated the ceasefire. The statement said Iran's conduct undermines freedom of navigation on a vital international shipping route.
The U.S. military issued a strongly worded condemnation Friday evening over Iran's strike on a vessel the previous day, calling it "unjustified aggression" that amounts to a clear violation of the existing ceasefire. The statement, attributed to the U.S. Army, accused Iran of undermining freedom of navigation on a critical international sea lane—likely a reference to the Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman corridor, where weeks of naval escalation between Washington and Tehran have unfolded.
The condemnation comes hours after the U.S. military confirmed it had itself struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in response to an earlier Iranian attack on a vessel in the same waterway. That sequence has created a cycle of tit-for-tat strikes between the two countries, each side accusing the other of violating the fragile ceasefire arrangement.
As The Zioneer reported, President Trump earlier on Friday accused Iran of having "foolishly violated" the ceasefire by striking ships with drones. Iran's Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, has claimed that recent U.S. strikes have made the ceasefire unworkable. The U.S. military's latest statement appears designed to lay clear responsibility for the current escalation on Tehran, reinforcing the administration's position that Iran's actions justify further military response.
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