Tehran/Anadolu

Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Majid Mousavi said that Iran will continue its attacks on American targets until calm is restored in the Strait of Hormuz.

This came in a statement by Mousavi on Friday, in which he affirmed that Iran considers every inch of its territory an integral part of the homeland.

He added, "From Tehran to the far south, the entire region forms a single unit for Iran."

He continued: "Our effective and precise strikes against the enemy will continue from various parts of Iran until calm returns to the southern coasts and the Strait of Hormuz."

On Thursday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had completed a new wave of strikes on Iran.

The United States has been conducting strikes on several areas in Iran for days, while Tehran responds by targeting what it says are American targets in the region.

On June 18, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that included a ceasefire, and began negotiations mediated by Pakistan and Qatar to end the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran on February 28.

However, US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 the end of the ceasefire amid renewed escalation, after Iran, a day earlier, attacked 3 ships while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, claiming they did not adhere to the navigation route it had set. Washington responded by launching attacks on sites inside Iran.

Washington supports the passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz on a route different from the one set by Iran, which Tehran rejects, stressing that it targets any ship that does not coordinate with it before crossing the strategic strait for global energy supplies.