BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The repeated attacks
by the U.S. on Iran have rendered the main and important provision
of the memorandum of understanding to end the war ineffective.
This was reflected in a statement released by the Iranian
Foreign Ministry (MFA).
"The repeated attacks on Iran, the decision of the U.S. Treasury
Department to revoke the authorization for the sale of Iranian oil,
which the U.S. government has undertaken under Article 10 of the
Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the violation of Iran's
plans in the Strait of Hormuz, and the continuation of Israeli
military attacks against Lebanon have rendered the main and
important parts of the memorandum of understanding to end the war
ineffective. The U.S. side bears responsibility for the negative
consequences of this tension," the statement pointed out.
Iran's Foreign Ministry noted that the country stresses the
importance of international legal obligations for all states,
especially neighboring countries located in the southern part of
the Persian Gulf, to prevent the use of their territory and
capabilities by the opposing parties to carry out attacks against
Iran.
According to the statement, Iran strongly condemns the repeated
attacks by the U.S. and recalls the commitment of the UN Security
Council and the UN Secretary-General to regional and international
peace, and notes that the Iranian armed forces ensure the defense
of their territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security in
accordance with Article 15 of the UN Charter and will fire on any
location attacked in Iran.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) pointed out in its
announcement that the command's forces completed another offensive
operation against Iran on July 7 and hit more than 80 targets with
high-precision munitions in immediate response to Iran's recent
attacks on commercial ships passing through the Strait of
Hormuz.
Iran also said it fired on U.S. military bases in Bahrain and
Kuwait.
