[News] Iran says latest ceasefire violations prove US ‘ill-will’, vows decisive response

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Iran says latest ceasefire violations prove US ‘ill-will’, vows decisive
response
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May 26, 2026
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An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) fast attack boat takes part in a
military drill off Iran’s southern coast. (Photo: Sepahnews)

*Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned in the strongest terms "flagrant and
unjustified" ceasefire violations by the United States in the Strait of
Hormuz.*

The foreign ministry warned in a statement on Tuesday that Washington's
true behavior has been exposed once again and that no act of aggression
will go unanswered.

"The perpetration of these aggressive actions, coinciding with the ongoing
diplomatic process mediated by Pakistan, has once again laid bare the
ill-will and bad faith of the United States' ruling establishment before
the Iranian nation, the peoples of the region, and the international
community."

The statement did not elaborate on the violations, but Iranian news
agencies have reported overnight explosion-like sounds in coastal areas
east of Bandar Abbas and near Sirik and Jask.

The CENTCOM spokesman Timothy Hawkins acknowledged that American forces
conducted strikes in southern Iran on Monday, claiming they were
"self-defense strikes" targeting "missile launch sites and Iranian boats
attempting to emplace mines" near the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced Tuesday that its air
defense units shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Persian Gulf waters,
while also forcing an RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone and an F-35
stealth fighter to retreat from Iranian airspace.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry placed a premium on the Islamic Republic’s
principled approach across all three arenas, the battlefield, the streets,
and diplomacy.

It said the approach is based on "deep suspicion toward the American
regime, rooted in a profound understanding of its malicious and criminal
nature toward the Iranian people."

The statement condemned the US actions as a clear violation of Article 2,
Paragraph 4 of the UN Charter and the April 8 ceasefire agreement, holding
Washington "responsible for all consequences stemming from these aggressive
acts."

"Without a doubt, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not leave any act of
aggression unanswered, and will not hesitate in the slightest in defending
the essence of Iran" the statement warned.

The latest US attacks come in violation of a Pakistan‑brokered ceasefire
agreement that has largely halted the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran
since early April.

The war of aggression began on February 28 when the US and Israel launched
unprovoked strikes against Iran, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic
Revolution and targeting nuclear facilities, schools and hospitals.

Iran responded with 100 waves of retaliatory strikes under Operation True
Promise 4.

A fragile ceasefire took effect on April 8, but peace talks have stalled
over the US refusal to put a permanent end to the war, lift sanctions and
release frozen assets.
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