Iran Accuses US Military of Striking Oil Tanker, Island Facility
In a statement carried by a semi-official news agency, the ministry said it "strongly condemns" what it described as an "aggressive action by the terrorist US military" against the tanker and the communications facility.
The ministry said the attacks were launched early Wednesday "from two countries in the region," before identifying Kuwait and Bahrain by name.
Tehran accused Washington of exploiting the territory and installations of regional states to conduct military operations against Iran, asserting that the governments of Kuwait and Bahrain bear "direct and clear responsibility" for the strikes.
The ministry charged that the attacks constituted a violation of the April 8 ceasefire and "a breach of international law and Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of states."
"Any country that allows aggressor parties to use its land, sea or air territory, or facilities and bases located within its territory, to carry out or support military aggression against Iran, is in clear violation of fundamental rules of international law and the principle of good neighborliness," it added.
"Under UN General Assembly Resolution 3314, such conduct is considered an act of aggression against Iran," the ministry said.
The accusations come against a backdrop of sharply deteriorating regional security. Tensions have spiraled since late February, when US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran killed more than 3,000 people — among them then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and numerous senior military commanders and government officials. A Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 8, but efforts to consolidate a broader and more durable agreement have so far yielded no results.
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