Iran condemns U.S. attacks on oil tanker, communications tower

TEHRAN, June 3– Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned overnight U.S. attacks on an Iranian oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz and a communications tower on the southern Qeshm Island, describing them as acts of aggression and a violation of international law. In a statement, the ministry said the strikes flagrantly violated an April ceasefire between Iran and the United States, as well as the United Nations Charter’s prohibition on the use of force against sovereign states. It denounced the United States’ “colonial” use of regional countries’ territories and facilities to advance “aggressive” plans against Iran, highlighting the “direct and clear” responsibility of Kuwait and Bahrain for the latest U.S. attacks.