“Blockading Iranian ports is an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire,” Araghchi wrote on his X account on Tuesday.
“Striking a commercial vessel and taking its crew hostage is an even greater violation,” he added.
“Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying,” he noted.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry in a statement strongly condemned the US’s piracy and said the attack, “not only contravenes the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law but also represents a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement enforced on April 8, and an act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The Ministry called on the UN secretary-general, the UN Security Council, and the International Maritime Organization, as well as responsible governments to take “firm and decisive” response to “the criminal act” against international commercial shipping.
It also warned of “extremely dangerous consequences” resulting from “the US’s criminal and unlawful act”, stressing the need for the immediate release of the vessel, its crew, and their families.
Meanwhile, the Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had warned the United States against the seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman, saying the country’s Armed Forces will soon retaliate against the American military’s armed piracy.
He slammed the US for further violating the ceasefire and engaging in maritime “piracy”, by firing upon one of Iran’s commercial ships in the Sea of Oman and disabling its navigation system.
