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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, has declared that the country’s army has “full right to take action” against “the enemy of the enemy”, after the attack by the United States killed seven Iranian soldiers.
The attacks on Wednesday were the latest in days of escalating hostilities between Washington and Tehran that appear to be taking their toll. long-term peace agreement agreed on June 17.
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The US announced several wind trips in Iran on the night of Tuesday and Wednesday, saying that its forces have defeated military forces in the coastal areas of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz and on the island of Greater Tunb.
The Iranian military said one attack hit a military base in Bampour in the country’s southeast, killing seven members of the 388th Brigade and wounding several others. It promised to provide “a definitive answer… at the right time”.
Iranian media reported that a US airstrike overnight hit a grain warehouse in the western province of Khuzestan, a claim the US military denied.
The US announced its own the latest attack Wednesday began at 10:30 pm Iranian time (19:00 GMT), when Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Chabahar and Ahvaz.
Earlier, the US military said it had seized two merchant ships as part of a blockade of Iranian ports, which began to be enforced last night.
Back to the ‘hardest’ discussion
Tehran said the repeated US airstrikes had undermined a memorandum of understanding with Washington that had helped secure the ceasefire. Ghalibaf said Iran “is in a necessary and accessible war with America” and had no reason to continue following the terms of the peace agreement.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran withdrew from its commitment to the memorial because the US withdrew from its part of the agreement.
“What we have promised remains in effect only if the other side fulfills its promises,” Baghaei said.
He also said that Tehran has no intention of holding talks with Washington and is focused on protecting the country.
Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar said the latest escalation has made negotiations “very difficult”.
“Now there is a low-level war, new sanctions are back on Iran, and there is also a US shutdown,” Serdar said.
However, he said, “if the Americans commit to the draft of the memorandum of understanding, then the Iranians are ready to participate technically”.
Iran has resumed attacks on its Gulf neighbors
On Wednesday morning, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps it said it wanted to The US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as part of a “stress response”. It also said it was targeting a major US military base in Mina Abdullah, Kuwait.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that it had shot down four missiles and 21 drones from Iran throughout the day.
The Jordanian military said it fired three missiles from Iran.
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem AlBudaiwi, condemned Iran’s “deceptions” in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, saying they “reveal Iran’s determination to create chaos and instability”.
Zeidon Alkinani, who is the director of the Arab Perspectives Institute, said that the continuation of Iran’s attacks on its neighbors has tested the patience of the Gulf countries, which oppose the US-Israeli war on Iran and have strongly encouraged negotiations.
“Patience within the Gulf and Iran’s sentiments may end soon,” Alkinani told Al Jazeera.
Trump says Iran ‘behaves well’
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that US attacks against Iran would escalate if the country’s leaders did not return to talks, despite threatening to “demolish” Iranian factories and bridges.
But Trump refused to give an Iran deadline when asked on Wednesday, saying: “I don’t like to give deadlines, but he knows very well; he knows the issue … he will do it well.”
Ghalibaf said that Iran is combining negotiations with the military in order to achieve the country’s interests.
Although Iran has not accepted the war…
“We must also use the tools of diplomacy and negotiation to achieve and strengthen our national interests.”
