Iran accuses US of violating peace deal after Hormuz strikes, sanctions waiver revoked

Iran has accused the United States of violating a peace agreement, citing U.S. military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz and the revocation of a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran's oil exports. The U.S. military confirmed the strikes, stating they were a response to Iran's attacks on three commercial vessels, including a Qatari LNG tanker, transiting the strait on Tuesday.

U.S. Central Command described Iran's actions as "unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire." These strikes mark the latest in a series of alleged ceasefire violations between the two nations, despite a truce that took effect in April and a memorandum of understanding signed last month to begin 60 days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and a permanent end to hostilities.

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Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of ‌the ceasefire.

Iranian state media reported explosions on Qeshm Island and in the cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas. Iran's foreign ministry accused the U.S. of repeated violations of the MOU, particularly the Treasury's decision to revoke the waiver on Iranian oil exports. This waiver, initially lifted last month after the MOU signing, was re-imposed following the tanker attacks.

The waiver had been controversial among critics of the Trump administration's Iran agreement, who viewed it as a surrender of economic leverage before nuclear program negotiations began. Qatar, acting as a mediator, called the attacks a "serious and explicit violation" of international law and held Iran responsible.

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a serious and explicit violation of international law