BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 27. The U.S. military’s
airstrikes overnight on several coastal control facilities in
southern Iran constitute a clear violation of the UN Charter, as
well as the first provision of the MoU, Iran’s Foreign Ministry
said.


“Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the U.S. military’s
airstrikes carried out overnight against several sites on Iran’s
southern coast. Iran considers the targeting of several coastal
control facilities as a clear violation of Article 2(4) of the UN
Charter, as well as the first provision of the Islamabad memorandum
of understanding signed between Iran and the United States on
ending the war,” the statement said.


The Iranian Foreign Ministry also said that Israel’s attack on
Lebanon, carried out with US coordination, constitutes a clear
violation of the first provision of the memorandum.


“Iran will resolutely defend its sovereignty, security and
national interests in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The defensive strikes by Iran’s armed forces against U.S. positions
were carried out in this context. It is clear that responsibility
for the current situation lies with the United States and any
parties that have been involved in attacks against Iran in any
form,” the statement added.


The ministry said Iran expects countries located in the southern
part of the Persian Gulf to comply with international law and the
principles of good-neighborly relations by preventing the use of
their territories for attacks against Iran.


The Foreign Ministry also called on the United Nations, the UN
Security Council, the Secretary-General and other responsible
international bodies not to ignore what it described as blatant
violations of the principles of the UN Charter.


The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced overnight that it
had carried out strikes on Iranian territory in response to an
attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.


Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also launched
strikes against U.S. military positions in the region in response
to the American attacks.


Earlier, on February 28, the United States and Israel launched
air strikes against Iran after no concrete results were achieved in
talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran, in turn, targeted Israel
and U.S. facilities in the region with missiles and drones from the
same day. A ceasefire agreement was reached between the sides on
April 7 through Pakistani mediation.


On June 18, Iran and the United States signed a peace
memorandum. The document was signed by Iranian President Masoud
Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump and entered into force
on June 19.


The first round of talks between Iran and the United States took
place on June 21, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar.