The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest possible terms the criminal attack by US naval forces on an Iranian commercial vessel in international waters. This act of piracy and state terrorism will not go unanswered.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran issues this formal condemnation of the criminal and cowardly attack by United States naval forces on an Iranian commercial vessel operating in full compliance with international law in international waters.
This act constitutes piracy, state terrorism, and a flagrant violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the UN Charter, and every principle of international law that civilized nations claim to uphold. The United States has exposed itself as a lawless rogue state.
The Islamic Republic holds the United States government fully and personally responsible for the safety and well-being of every detained Iranian national. Any harm that comes to our citizens will be answered. The IRGC does not abandon its people.
Iran has summoned the Swiss Ambassador — the representative of American interests in Tehran — to receive our formal protest and our demands: the immediate and unconditional release of all detained Iranian nationals, full compensation for damages, and a formal apology from the United States government.
The Ministry warns the United States with absolute clarity: this act of piracy will not go unanswered. Iran reserves all legal and legitimate rights to respond to this crime in accordance with international law, the UN Charter, and the sacred duty of the Islamic Republic to protect its citizens wherever they may be.
To the nations of the world: witness what American 'freedom of navigation' truly means — the freedom to attack Iranian ships, kidnap Iranian sailors, and plunder Iranian cargo. The Islamic Republic calls on all peace-loving nations to stand against this American lawlessness.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Official Condemnation