WANA (Jun 28) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the U.S. airstrikes carried out early Sunday against facilities along the country’s southern coast, describing them as a clear violation of both the U.N. Charter and the Islamabad Memorandum on ending the conflict.

 

In a statement, the ministry said the attacks targeted several monitoring and surveillance facilities on Iran’s southern coastline. It described the strikes as a “blatant violation” of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter, which prohibits the use of force, as well as a direct breach of the first clause of the Islamabad Memorandum signed on June 18.

 

“The attacks demonstrate that the United States places no value on its commitments and that violating agreements is an inherent part of its conduct,” the statement said.

 

The ministry reaffirmed Iran’s determination to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity against what it described as U.S. military aggression, citing Article 51 of the U.N. Charter concerning the right to self-defense.

 

It also called on the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. Secretary-General to fulfill their responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security.

 

Earlier on Sunday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had carried out a joint missile and drone operation in response to the U.S. strikes and warned that vessels violating Iran’s maritime regulations in the Strait of Hormuz would face stronger enforcement measures.

 

The Foreign Ministry also referred to its statement issued on Saturday, in which it similarly condemned what it called a U.S. violation of the Islamabad Memorandum, saying Iran’s armed forces had conducted defensive strikes against targets linked to U.S. forces and that responsibility for the consequences rests with “the aggressive and treaty-breaking U.S. regime and its accomplices.”