Iran accuses U.S. of ceasefire breaches, says new strikes carried out on Friday

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Iran accused the U.S. on Friday of breaching the ceasefire between the two countries, rejecting the Pentagon and White House version of a violent clash Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz and saying there were new strikes launched on Friday.

In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the regime “strongly condemns the aggressive action by the terrorist U.S. military against two oil tankers belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran” in the Strait of Hormuz, “as well as attacks carried out on several locations in coastal areas overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, which took place in the late hours of Thursday night, May 7, and the early hours of Friday morning.”

The U.S. military said Iran attacked three American warships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with missiles, drones and small assault boats. The Pentagon said all the threats were destroyed, and that “self-defense strikes” against Iranian ports were launched in response.

“Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure,” said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a social media post. “Is it a crude pressure tactic? Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire? Whatever the causes, outcome is the same: Iranians never bow to pressure.”

The ministry, in its statement, said the U.S. “provocative and aggressive actions not only constitute a clear violation of the ceasefire understanding dated April 8, 2026, but also represent a flagrant breach of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and qualify as acts of aggression” under international law.