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Iran outlines 42 US violations of ceasefire pact in letter to UN
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council on Tuesday, Iran's Permanent Representative Amir Saeid Iravani dismissed US claims of self-defense, declaring that "the United States is the aggressor—not the victim".
The complaint centers on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, signed on June 17, 2026, and mediated by Pakistan, which was intended to end months of war and establish a framework for resolving outstanding disputes. The agreement included provisions for a permanent cessation of war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and lifting a US naval blockade.
Iravani's letter, which Tehran has requested be circulated as an official Security Council document, states that Washington began undermining the agreement "almost immediately" after its signing.
The letter further asserts that the United States has "persistently failed to fulfil its commitments and has actively and systematically undermined the implementation of the Memorandum".
Iravani described the US actions as "deliberate, calculated, and continuing violations" that "have jeopardized regional stability, threatened international peace and security, and demonstrated the United States' blatant disregard for its international legal obligations".
Among the breaches, Iran cites "repeated military attacks against Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the unlawful revocation of licenses for Iranian oil sales, and interference with Iran's arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran states that Paragraph 5 of the memorandum explicitly affirms Iran's responsibility for determining safe passage arrangements through the strait.
Iran says that Washington violated this provision by promoting a parallel maritime route under US military protection, which the letter describes as "blatant interference in Iran's implementation of the necessary arrangements concerning the Strait of Hormuz" that has "caused the return of insecurity to the Strait and disrupted international commercial navigation."
The letter also references continued Israeli military aggression in Lebanon, which Iran says the United States failed to prevent despite obligations under the agreement.
The documented violations include a chronological record of incidents between June 18 and July 13, citing military aggression, threats of force by senior US officials, new sanctions, and restrictions on Iranian oil exports and frozen assets.
US President Donald Trump has announced Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iravani said the United States "by using the territory and facilities of countries located on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf to prepare for its military aggression against Iran, has effectively turned these countries into a battleground for its illegal and criminal war against the Iranian people."