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U.S. Strikes Iran, Tehran Accuses Washington of Foiling Diplomacy
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U.S. Strikes Iran, Tehran Accuses Washington of Foiling Diplomacy

From Hespress · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The U.S. military announced a new wave of strikes against targets inside Iran, aiming to degrade Tehran's ability to attack commercial ships.
  • These strikes follow U.S. military operations on Sunday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran condemned the U.S. strikes, stating they have "foiled all diplomatic efforts" and accused Washington of violating a June memorandum of understanding.

The U.S. military announced Monday it has begun a new series of strikes targeting sites within Iran, asserting the goal is to undermine Tehran's capacity to attack commercial vessels and civilian sailors transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz.

More strikes against Iran to continue to degrade its ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

— U.S. Central CommandStatement explaining the purpose of the new U.S. military strikes against Iran.

The U.S. Central Command stated that its forces initiated "more strikes against Iran to continue to degrade its ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz." It added that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered these operations "to hold Iranian forces accountable."

These latest strikes came hours after U.S. military operations on Sunday. Washington stated those actions were in response to an Iranian attack that targeted a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, marking a new escalation of regional tensions.

To hold Iranian forces accountable.

— U.S. Central CommandReason cited by the U.S. for ordering the operations.

Iran, however, denounced the recent U.S. strikes in a statement released late Sunday by its Foreign Ministry. Tehran declared that the actions "foiled all diplomatic efforts" made in recent months to de-escalate tensions in the region. Iran accused the United States of a "blatant violation" of all terms of a memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in June, holding Washington responsible for "the return of insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of international commercial navigation."

Foiled all diplomatic efforts.

— Iranian Foreign MinistryIran's condemnation of the U.S. strikes, claiming they undermined diplomatic progress.

The escalating conflict occurs amid growing concerns about the potential for a wider military confrontation, which could have significant repercussions for international navigation security and global energy supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for trade and oil, in addition to Persian aggressions against Gulf countries.

Blatant violation of all terms of a memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in June, holding Washington responsible for 'the return of insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of international commercial navigation.'

— Iranian Foreign MinistryIran's accusation against the U.S. regarding a prior agreement and regional security.
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Originally published by Hespress in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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