▲ U.S. Airstrikes in Southern Iran
Iran has condemned the U.S. airstrikes targeting its territory over the past two days as war crimes and has vowed strong retaliation.
In an official statement on July 9 (local time), the Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the attacks, stating, "The U.S. military carried out barbaric attacks targeting key facilities on the southern coast and two eastern railway bridges leading to the holy city of Mashhad."
The ministry further claimed, "The United States has committed war crimes under the pretext of the ship incident in the Strait of Hormuz. This is a blatant violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the UN Charter, as well as Articles 1 and 5 of the previous memorandum of understanding."
The statement continued, "The U.S. is responding with insults, lies, and military aggression without understanding the patriotism of the Iranian people who have bid farewell to their revolutionary leader. The vulgar rhetoric and threats to tear up agreements by U.S. officials are clear evidence of their deception, corruption, and warmongering."
The Iranian Foreign Ministry also warned, "Iran has a firm resolve to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and to punish the aggressors. We will never stand idly by while U.S. tyranny infringes upon the rights and interests of the Iranian people."
Earlier, the Iranian Ministry of Health announced that at least 14 people were killed and 78 others injured in the two days of U.S. airstrikes.
Hossein Kermanpour, head of the public relations department at the Iranian Ministry of Health, stated, "Among the injured, 47 remain hospitalized, while the others were discharged after receiving treatment."
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