The Iranian Armed Forces They announced this Saturday the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic in response to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon and blamed USA of breaching the memorandum of understanding that ended the war, according to the agency IRNA.
“In view of the non-compliance and clear violation by the United States of the first clause of the memorandum of understanding to end the war, and in response to the continued and persistent violations of the ceasefire by the Zionist regime in southern Lebanon (…), it is announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to the transit of vessels,” stated in a statement the Jatam al Anbiya Central Headquarters, the main command of the Iranian army.
The Headquarters stated that the Closing of Hormuz It constitutes the first step in the “response to the failure of the enemy to fulfill its commitments”, in reference to the United States, for not stopping its ally’s attacks. Israel in Lebanon.
“In case the aggression continues, new measures have been planned and will be carried out to force the enemy to fulfill its obligations,” warned the main joint command of the Iranian Armed Forces.
In addition, he denounced the “merciless slaughter” and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon, and criticized that the israeli forces they have not withdrawn from the southern territories of the country.
The new closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz It comes almost a week after Iran and the United States reached a provisional agreement to end the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and reopen the sea passage, blocked by Tehran since the beginning of the war, on February 28.
Washington subsequently responded with a naval encirclement of Iranian ports and ships in mid-April.
The israeli attacks attacks on the south of Lebanese territory continued this Saturday and caused the death of seven people, in a new violation of the ceasefire announced on Friday by official US and Israeli sources on condition of anonymity.
Despite the bombingswhich according to Israel were carried out in retaliation for projectiles launched by the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollahthe Hebrew State assured that it was committed to the truce.
As a result of these offensives, Iran suspended negotiations scheduled for Friday with USAaimed at reaching a definitive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, and a new date has not yet been set for the conversations.
