Iran accuses US of violating Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding

TEHRAN, July 8. /TASS/. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has stated that the American attack on Iran violates the first and second clauses of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the Fars agency reported.

"The US attack on Iran is a gross violation of clauses 1 and 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding concluded in Islamabad," the agency quoted Gharibabadi as saying. The Deputy Foreign Minister added that over the past three weeks, the US had repeatedly violated the terms of the memorandum.

Earlier, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that they had begun a series of powerful strikes against Iran in response to what they claim are attacks by the Islamic Republic on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.