Iran announced the suspension of all its obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, marking a further deterioration in the already strained relations between the two countries, while military confrontation in the region continues.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, stated that the decision was made because, according to Tehran, Washington has already violated and suspended all of its commitments. As he argued, Iran is no longer fulfilling the obligations it had undertaken under the agreement.

“We were in negotiations, but the Americans themselves took aggressive actions, violating their commitments,” said the Iranian official, adding that the country’s priority is now to defend itself against these developments.

The Memorandum of Understanding had been reached after weeks of clashes and was seen as a first step toward the start of substantive negotiations between the two sides. However, according to the Iranian side, the resumption of hostilities led to the collapse of the agreement and the current impasse.

Garibabadi’s statements come a few days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks, in which he stated that he considers the ceasefire to be effectively over, following an attack by an Iranian drone on a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai took a similar stance, clarifying that there are currently no plans to resume talks with the United States, emphasizing that Tehran remains committed to defending the country and responding to U.S. strikes.

At the same time, tensions in the Middle East are escalating. According to Iranian statements, attacks were carried out against targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming to have struck facilities linked to U.S. forces in all three countries.

Gulf countries are calling the Iranian attacks “war crimes”

The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) today condemned the Iranian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, calling them “war crimes.”

“Iran’s actions constitute an extremely dangerous escalation, a serious violation of international law and the United Nations Charter, as well as war crimes (…) given the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure and facilities,” Jassem Mohammed Al-Budaie said in a statement.

Iran launched further attacks today against Washington’s allies in the Gulf and Jordan following U.S. strikes for the seventh consecutive night on Iranian militarymilitary targets, escalating the war one week after the collapse of a ceasefire agreement.

Kuwait has been the target of continuous attacks, and a desalination plant was hit, while Kuwait International Airport suspended operations due to repeated threats from missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had struck a U.S. military support center at Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar facility at theAli Salem Air Base. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation later stated that one of its oil facilities was hit by “repeated Iranian attacks,” causing significant damage and injuries, according to the state news agency.

The Kuwaiti armed forces said they intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones early this morning, adding that firefighters and oil industry workers were injured as a result of the attacks.

Iran was responding to U.S. attacks on bridges, energy facilities, and other infrastructure.

“Since there is no international institution to curb the brutality of U.S. armed forces, we have no other path before us but to follow the command of the Quran: ‘Whoever attacks you, attack them in the same way,’” the Guards said in a statement, warning U.S. allies in the region to expect further strikes.

Iran’s Ministry of Health announced today that 50 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded by U.S. strikes over the past three weeks, as reported by the semi-official ILNA news agency.

The Revolutionary Guards targeted a facility in Bahrain where U.S. fighter jets are stationed at Sheikh Isa Air Base and an intelligence services data center, according to Iranian state media.

The Revolutionary Guards also stated that they destroyed at least two U.S. fighter jets and three other aircraft during a missile and drone attack early this morning on the U.S. base in Al Azraq, Jordan, according to Iranian state television.

Reuters notes that it cannot independently confirm the reports.

The attacks on Saudi Arabia

Iran also launched attacks on Saudi Arabia for the first time in about three months, according to two people familiar with the matter, triggering early-warning alarms in Al-Harj, east of the capital Riyadh, and in Yanbu on the country’s Red Sea coast.

According to these sources, one attack targeted Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Khobar, which hosts U.S. forces.

Saudi media did not explain what triggered the alarms, and the government press office did not respond to a request for comment. The National Guard made no mention of an attack on Saudi Arabia.

Source: Proto Thema