Kochi: The US has struck Iran in response to attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
BBC quoting Iranian state media US struck Qeshm island, Bandar Abbas and Sirik, while no deaths have been reported.
The US Central Command (Centcom) warned consequences to what it has called the “wholly unacceptable” attacks on the tankers.
Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister warned that Tehran would “take decisive measures” and called the US attacks a violation of the US-Iran memorandum signed last month.
Iran’s foreign ministry called the move a breach of the US-Iran MoU and said it proved the “bad faith, inconsistency, and unreliability” of the US government.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia also denounced the attacks by Iran. Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said it held Iran “fully responsible” for an apparent targeted attack on a vessel called Al-Rekayyat as it transited near the strait.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said Iran had targeted the Saudi tanker Wadyan as it crossed the strait.
It added that the assaults were “an attack on the security and safety of international navigation, and the security of global energy supplies”.
The US-Iran MoU, agreed last month, extended a ceasefire between the two countries.
The 14-point agreement would put an end to all conflict “on all fronts”, says that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and also commits a $300bn (£220bn) fund for the “reconstruction and economic development” of the country – although the US is not required to contribute.
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