Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned the US naval blockade as a violation of international law and a war crime.
Spokesman Esmail Baghaei explicitly called the US blockade a violation of the Pakistani-mediated ceasefire and accused the US of inflicting collective punishment.
The spokesman explicitly labeled the blockade as 'criminal' and accused the US of 'deliberately inflicting collective punishment'.
The statement provides the specific legal arguments, citing UN Charter Article 2(4) and UNGA Resolution 3314, and explicitly labels the blockade an act of aggression and a war crime.
The spokesperson provided specific legal citations (UN Charter Article 2(4) and UNGA Resolution 3314 Article 3(c)) and explicitly labeled the blockade a war crime and crime against humanity.
