Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the recent seizure by US forces of a cargo ship allegedly attempting to evade a blockade on Iranian ports.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the unlawful and violent action of the US ‘terrorist army’ in attacking the Iranian commercial vessel ‘Touska,’ which took place on Sunday,” the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Calling the incident a “form of maritime piracy and a terrorist act,” the statement said it violated international law, as well as a two-week ceasefire with the US that began on April 7.
It demanded the release of the Iranian-flagged vessel as well as its crew and their families.