Iran’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned overnight US attacks against an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a telecommunications tower on Qeshm Island, vowing that Tehran will use “all its capabilities” to confront acts of aggression, including by striking their origin and source, Press TV reports.

In a statement, the ministry said the “aggressive actions” were launched in the early hours of Wednesday from “two countries in the region”, which it later identified as Kuwait and Bahrain.

“These aggressive actions not only violate the ceasefire understanding of April 9 but also constitute a flagrant violation of the fundamental principle prohibiting the use of force under Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the United Nations Charter and international law,” the ministry said.

The statement hit out at Washington’s “colonial use of the territory and facilities of regional countries to advance its aggressive plans against Iran” and noted the “direct and clear responsibility of the rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain in relation to last night’s aggressive actions”.