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Iran’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that US strikes in Iran’s southern coast were a flagrant violation of a memorandum of understanding with Washington.

It also cited Washington’s decision to revoke a license allowing Iran to sell oil, and what it called violations of Iranian arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, and continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon as actions that had made parts of the memorandum ineffective.

The ministry warned neighboring countries on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf against allowing their territory to be used for attacks in Iran, saying any cooperation would amount to complicity.

It said Iran’s armed forces would respond to “target the source and origin of aggression.”

The Muslim World League on Wednesday strongly condemned Iran’s targeting of Qatari and Saudi vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such attacks threaten regional security and violate religious values.

Secretary General Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa said Iran’s attacks were part of repeated “criminal practices that violate religious values, international and humanitarian laws and norms, and undermine efforts to restore security and stability in the region.”

The group called on Iran to immediately stop actions that threaten regional security, international navigation and energy supplies.

It also expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and Qatar in measures taken to protect their security, ships and national interests.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that new US attacks on Iran were “absolutely necessary” after Washington accused Tehran of violating the ceasefire.

The US military launched a new wave of strikes in Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing Tehran to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.

“When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully react,” Rutte told reporters before a NATO summit in Ankara.

Iran’s attacks on Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and repeated attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait showed Tehran was incapable of committing to de-escalation, said the adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.

Anwar Gargash said the attacks were a clear sign that Iran had not met the requirements for “turning the page on war.”

He added in a post on X that countries in the region could not remain targets of “Iran’s wavering between the logic of escalation and the path of reason, stability and peace.”

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said on Wednesday it was important to show Iran that breaches of the fragile Middle East ceasefire would not be accepted.

“It is important to show you don’t accept breaches of the ceasefire,” Jetten told reporters before a NATO summit in Ankara.

“At the same time, you must apply maximum diplomatic pressure to make sure talks continue and a solution is reached,” he said.