September 11, 2026

The Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran) posted the following article on Sept. 5, 2026.  Workers World condemns the ongoing U.S. military and civilian attacks on Iran, including the most recent bombing of a wedding ceremony on Iran’s Sirik Island on Sept. 6.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a strong condemnation of the attacks by the U.S. on its commercial shipping fleet, saying they represent a clear violation of international law.

The foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday, Sept. 5 that the attacks overnight on oil tankers anchored in Iranian waters were a continuation of the U.S. war of aggression on Iran and its blockade on the country’s maritime trade.

It said the attacks “constitute a clear violation of Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, constitute a war crime and represent an overt threat to international peace and the security of commercial shipping.”

​The statement said Iran is determined to decisively defend its sovereignty and national interests against the U.S.’s state terrorism and its aggressive actions, including its economic war that has manifested itself in the continued naval blockade and harassment of commercial vessels.

It said the U.S. regime and its allies and partners will be responsible for the consequences arising from Washington’s continued hostile and interventionist actions in the region.

​The U.S. military claimed in a statement on Saturday that it had attacked one Iranian oil tanker near the island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf, and two others in the Sea of Oman.