Revolutionary Guards spokesman: The attack on the ships was carried out in coordination with higher authorities Hossein Mohabi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, in response to discussions about responsibility for attacking three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, announced that this action was carried out in coordination with higher authorities. This is despite the fact that earlier the "New York Times" and Behzad Navoi, a reformist politician, reported that the senior officials of the Islamic Republic were not aware of the attacks. The spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards emphasized: "The attack on the offending ships after the signing of the memorandum was not an arbitrary act nor without coordination with senior officials." He described the operation as "a decisive and overwhelming response to the violation of America's Third Charter." However, Mohabi did not specify who he meant by high officials and from which institution the order or approval for the operation was issued. The attack by Revolutionary Guard forces on three commercial ships on July 6 and 7, a few weeks after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, became one of the most controversial issues regarding the implementation of the agreement and the continuation of negotiations.

Revolutionary Guards spokesman: The attack on the ships was carried out in coordination with higher authorities Hossein Mohabi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, in response to discussions about responsibility for attacking three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, announced that this action was carried out in coordination with higher authorities. This is despite the fact that earlier the "New York Times" and Behzad Navoi, a reformist politician, reported that the senior officials of the Islamic Republic were not aware of the attacks. The spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards emphasized: "The attack on the offending ships after the signing of the memorandum was not an arbitrary act nor without coordination with senior officials." He described the operation as "a decisive and overwhelming response to the violation of America's Third Charter." However, Mohabi did not specify who he meant by high officials and from which institution the order or approval for the operation was issued. The attack by Revolutionary Guard forces on three commercial ships on July 6 and 7, a few weeks after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, became one of the most controversial issues regarding the implementation of the agreement and the continuation of negotiations.