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Iran calls US naval blockade a ‘violation’ of ceasefire, ‘unlawful and criminal’
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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei during the weekly press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital Tehran, on February 10, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iran’s foreign ministry says the US naval blockade on Iranian ports is a violation of the ceasefire as well as an “unlawful and criminal” act.
“The United States’ so-called ‘blockade’ of Iran’s ports or coastline is not only a violation of Pakistani-mediated ceasefire but also both unlawful and criminal,” says foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in a post on X, just as US President Donald Trump also accused Iran of ceasefire violations by firing on ships.
“Moreover, by deliberately inflicting collective punishment on the Iranian population, it amounts to [a] war crime and crime against humanity,” Baghaei adds.
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