Tehran, July 16 -- The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a sharp condemnation of recent US military strikes against the Islamic Republic, describing the actions as brutal war crimes that flagrantly violate international law and the United Nations Charter.

In a formal statement, the Ministry warned neighbouring countries, specifically those along the southern shores of the Persian Gulf, of their international obligations to prevent their territories, airspace, and waters from being utilised as staging grounds for US military aggression.

"Over the past few days, the criminal U.S. regime--simultaneously with its declaration of a naval blockade against the Iranian nation, which is an explicit admission of violating another port...