Tehran, April 19 -- Iran's Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya military headquarters has confirmed the US attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman, according to a statement carried by Iranian state media Tasnim news agency.

"The aggressive America, by violating the ceasefire and committing maritime piracy, attacked one of Iran's commercial ships in the waters of the Sea of Oman by firing upon it and disabling its navigation system by deploying several of its terrorist marines on the deck of the mentioned vessel", the statement said, confirming that the ship had been seized.

The statement also warned of a response from Tehran.

"We warn that the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will soon respond to and retaliate against ...