A U.S. official said on Tuesday, the 16th of Tir, to NBC News that the attacks by the Islamic Republic in the past 12 hours were “aggressive” and “a direct violation” of the memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington. According to the official, during the day the U.S. Army has shot down several drones fired by the Islamic Republic. He also announced that the Islamic Republic, in attacks last night on two oil tankers in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, used two short-range missiles.