Iran’s top official has accused America of breaking the agreement. The statement comes after the US military took major military action against more than 80 Iranian targets in response to the attack on three tankers. Tension between the two countries is at its peak.
tehran [ईरान]July 8 (ANI): Amid rising regional tensions, Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has hit back strongly at Washington. He details numerous violations of bilateral agreements by the United States. In a post on
Iran counts America’s ‘violations’
According to the Speaker of the Parliament, these US actions include “violations of Iranian settlements in the Strait”, “continued threats of further attacks”, “re-imposition of oil sanctions”, “attacks on southern Iran”, and “continued Zionist aggression” in Lebanon. Ghalibaf ended his statement on X on a defiant note, issuing a stern warning against Washington’s hardline approach and insisting that Tehran not back down under intense military and economic pressure. “The era of bullying and extortion is over. It has no consequences,” he wrote. “We are not going to bow down.”
America’s major military attack
This sharp rhetoric from Tehran is a direct response to the United States launching a broad military campaign against Iranian targets following recent maritime incidents. Providing operational details of the heavy bombardment, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that it carried out a series of retaliatory strikes on July 7, hitting more than 80 military targets inside Iran with precision-guided munitions.
According to defense officials, the main focus of these targeted operations was to eliminate Tehran’s maritime offensive capabilities. The targets neutralized during the operation, which lasted several hours, included command-and-control networks, air defense systems, coastal radar installations, anti-ship missile sites and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats. The defense establishment stressed that the primary objective of this major operation was to systematically weaken Tehran’s ability to cause further disruption against merchant shipping in the economic corridor.
Why was retaliatory action taken?
Elaborating on the specific reasons for this military action, CENTCOM explained that the US military response was triggered by targeted aggressive acts against three commercial tankers passing through the waterway. The ships hit by the attacks have been identified as Marshall Islands-flagged M/T Al Reqaiyat, Saudi Arabia-flagged M/T Wedyan and Liberia-flagged M/T Cyprus Prosperity. Detailing the seriousness of the maritime security breach on social media platform
Cease fire broken, economic pressure will increase
Importantly, this latest deployment is the first direct US military action targeting Iran since late June, when a brief cycle of intensified attacks and counter-attacks culminated in a temporary ceasefire under a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Adding to the military tensions, this military escalation was preceded by an aggressive economic move by Washington just hours after the Donald Trump administration suddenly revoked a temporary oil embargo waiver. This general license, which was implemented in late June to allow limited Iranian energy exports under ceasefire parameters, was originally scheduled to remain active until August 21. The sudden cancellation of these export permissions has significantly increased the economic pressure on Tehran as the two countries are again moving towards open confrontation.
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