ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iran on Monday said that the US was “so impatient” during the ceasefire that it did not allow Tehran’s one-month period to fulfill its Strait of Hormuz commitments to expire, as tensions escalate between the warring sides.

“The Americans were so impatient in breaking the agreement that they didn't even allow the one-month period for Iran's commitments regarding the Strait of Hormuz to expire,” foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said during a presser. 

“Until the other party violates its commitments, we will not abide by the agreement,” he added. 

Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran in late February, Tehran has shut off the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway responsible for the transport of roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil, sharply driving up global oil prices. 

The free navigation of the waterway has been a key Washington demand in the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran to end hostilities and return to talks.

Renewed tit-for-tat strikes started after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) alleged that Iran had “blatantly attacked” a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the strait. 

In the early hours of Sunday, CENTCOM said it completed its largest round of strikes since fighting resumed this week, hitting around 140 military targets, while in the evening it struck dozens of targets at multiple locations with a stated goal of weakening its ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Since hostilities resumed, Iran has also launched retaliatory strikes across the region, targeting US assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan. 

“None of the American bases in any country in the region have been removed from our list of potential targets,” Baghaei said, adding that Tehran has refrained from taking action while the US has violated the agreement.