Iran on Sunday expressed determination to defend its sovereignty after the latest US attack, while a fragile truce in the Middle East war is at stake.
"Iran strongly condemns the air attack by the US terrorist army on several monitoring and surveillance facilities on the southern coast of the country in the early hours of Sunday," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that they "emphasized its determination to defend Iran's national sovereignty" against the US attack, reported Al Arabiya (29/6).
Iran and the United States have accused each other of violating their ceasefire, which has tightened negotiations aimed at ending the Middle East war.
Last weekend, the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) said its forces had carried out a new attack, after a Panama-flagged tanker was attacked by an Iranian drone on Saturday.
"Iran was given the opportunity to honor the ceasefire agreement, but chose not to do so," US CENTCOM said in a statement, adding that the attack "was a direct response to Iran's continued aggression against commercial shipping" and targeted Iranian military surveillance facilities, communications, air defense, drone storage, and mine-laying facilities.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran "would not exist anymore" if the United States "had to" continue the war, as he accused Tehran of violating the ceasefire.
"Maybe the time will come that we will no longer be able to be rational, and will be forced to complete militarily the work that we have started with great success. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!" wrote President Trump on Truth Social.
Axios on Sunday then reported that the State of the Mullahs and Uncle Sam's State agreed to stop attacking each other.
In addition, the two sides are anticipating a meeting on Tuesday in the Qatari capital, Doha, Axios said, to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor for oil shipments from the region.
An American official told Al Arabiya that technical talks between Tehran and Washington were going according to the schedule set, adding that the talks had not been canceled and would be held in the coming days.
Meanwhile, a member of the Office for the Preservation and Publication of the Works of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Mehdi Fazaeili, told state television that Iran was not participating in technical talks scheduled for Sunday due to recent attacks on the country and the terms of the MoU with the United States that had not been met.
"For example, one of the reasons is to check if we have access to the funds that have been disbursed. If there is no access, then this requirement has not been met," said Fazaeili.
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