Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a sharp warning Tuesday to the United States and other foreign militaries operating near Iran, saying they should leave the region or face the risk of becoming entangled in future confrontations.

The warning came amid soaring tensions following President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for bringing down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

“Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire,” Araghchi wrote in a post on X.

“To reduce risk, the best solution is for foreign forces to exit, as soon as possible, an environment which will never be hospitable to a hostile presence,” he added.

Araghchi also emphasized that while Iran prefers diplomacy, it is prepared to respond militarily if necessary.

“While we prefer the language of diplomacy, as our brave warriors have shown to the world, we know how to speak other languages too,” he said.

The comments echoed similar remarks made earlier by Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who recently vowed that Tehran would defeat American pressure and continue defending its interests throughout the region.

Araghchi further argued that the Strait of Hormuz is not an international waterway but rather a body of water shared by Iran and Oman. He warned that Iran’s armed forces remain on constant alert for any violation of Iranian airspace, territory, or territorial waters.

The strategic waterway, however, is widely recognized under international maritime law as an international strait through which commercial and military vessels have the right of transit passage.

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