Iran Denounces U.S. for Actions Contradicting Ceasefire

Iranian officials have called for a stronger response to the normalization of U.S. attacks under the pretext of a ceasefire.

Esmail Kosari, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, stated Wednesday that the escalation of U.S. aggression stems from its “malignant thinking,” claiming a ceasefire exists while carrying out actions that contradict it.

“Americans have no logic and understand nothing but force and power,” Kosari added.

On Tuesday night, the U.S. military attacked an Iranian tanker with an aerial projectile near the Strait of Hormuz, causing damage to the vessel’s engine room. It also struck an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) communications tower in the southern part of Qeshm Island with aerial projectiles.

The IRGC stated that the incident provoked a response from its naval forces.

Foad Izadi, an international affairs analyst, argued that the United States seeks to normalize attacks against Iran.

Izadi compared the situation to Gaza and Lebanon, where an alleged ceasefire coexists with ongoing attacks.

He explained that the United States carries out an attack every day, and Iran responds daily. However, he noted that U.S. military officials continue to claim the ceasefire remains in effect.

*“The reason is that if they admitted the ceasefire no longer exists, the 60-day period during which the use of military force requires congressional authorization would be reactivated,”* Izadi explained.

According to the IRGC, the miscalculation by the U.S. military in attacking an Iranian tanker and a telecommunications tower on Qeshm Island triggered a chain of staggered and multidimensional responses.

The operation demonstrated a shift in Iranian military doctrine, from “strategic patience” to “immediate and proportional response,” the IRGC emphasized.

According to Iranian military statements, applying the formula of “strike for strike,” the IRGC initially attacked an enemy vessel, and when the United States crossed established red lines, it raised the response level against more strategic targets.

The IRGC stated that the operation tested the U.S. Central Command’s (Centcom) integrated air defense system at three levels.

At the surface level, the IRGC claimed to have precisely struck the vessel Panaya in the turbulent waters of the Persian Gulf. At the regional level, it said it simultaneously hit a U.S. air base and a helicopter base in a neighboring country.

At the strategic level, it indicated it directly attacked the core of U.S. naval command in the region, specifically the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet.

According to the IRGC, the geographical distribution of targets demonstrated intelligence superiority, advanced drone capabilities, and cyber-electronic power to simultaneously direct precision weapons against fixed and mobile targets.

International affairs analysts noted that repeated U.S. violations of ceasefires and regional agreements stem from various factors, including the decline of U.S. hegemony, fear of its deterrence capacity collapsing, pressure from Zionist lobbies, and attempts to test Iran’s red lines.

Analysts stated that the White House constantly tries to measure Tehran’s tolerance threshold, but Tuesday night’s response demonstrated that threshold is “zero” when it comes to Iranian national security.

According to the IRGC, the response confirmed that Iran does not compromise when faced with threats and is capable of imposing the rules of the game. Among the key messages were an active deterrence strategy, extra-regional responses through attacks on U.S. bases in neighboring countries, and the end of the “hit and run” era.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei, had previously stated that the era of “hit and run” was over, the IRGC recalled. Tuesday night’s response against the U.S. Fifth Fleet demonstrated that no U.S. base, vessel, or military personnel will be safe if aggression is committed against Iran.

The attack on a U.S. air base in a regional country sends the message that any state allowing the use of its territory or airspace for U.S. aggression against Iran will be considered a legitimate target, the IRGC stated. This measure will force host countries to reconsider their security cooperation with Centcom.

The IRGC maintained that it has reinstated its original equation: the Strait of Hormuz will be safe for everyone, or if the security of Iranian oil exports is compromised, no one will enjoy security. The attack on the Iranian tanker’s engine room was answered with an attack on the heart of U.S. naval command.

According to the IRGC, the combined operation of the IRGC’s aerospace and naval forces went beyond a mere tactical military response and represented an objective doctrinal shift in the geopolitics of the Persian Gulf.

The Pentagon now knows that the Iranian military machinery does not fear direct confrontation with extra-regional forces and is prepared to impose strategic and paralyzing costs on any aggressor.

The incident consolidated Iranian deterrence capability far beyond its maritime borders and led Washington to understand that any repetition of such actions could entail the destruction of its major bases in the region.

Vice President of the Iranian Parliament Hamidreza Haji Babai declared: “The United States has been checkmated by Iran.”

“The Americans and [U.S. President Donald] Trump have become hopeless and are frustrated by the power of Iran and the Iranian people. Many political and international relations experts consider Iran the fourth most important power in the world,” he stated.

Meanwhile, former IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Mohsen Rezaei declared that any aggression will be met with a barrage of missiles and drones.

“Neither in negotiations nor in the ceasefire process will we allow the United States to make excessive demands,” Rezaei wrote in a social media post.

“The response to any shooting or aggression will be a barrage of missiles and drones. History will not go backward, and the aggressor will be swiftly punished.”