Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that foreign military forces operating near Iran “face risks,” calling for them to leave the region, hours after US President Donald Trump vowed to respond to an alleged Iranian attack on a US military helicopter.
In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz is shared by Iran and Oman and is located far from US territory.
“Our powerful armed forces are on constant alert for any violation of Iran’s airspace, land or waters,” he said.
Araghchi warned that foreign forces operating near Iran are exposed to risks stemming from “human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire.”
“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.
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