TEHRAN (Defapress) - Colonel Ibrahim Zoulfaghari, Spokesperson of the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya (PBUH), announced in a message: The aggressor America violated the ceasefire and maritime piracy by firing at one of the Iranian merchant ships in the waters of the Gulf of Oman and disabling its navigation system by landing a number of its terrorist marines on the deck of the aforementioned vessel.

He added: We warn that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will soon respond and retaliate against this piracy and armed attack by the US military.