In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, the top diplomat urged the country’s adversaries to “make no mistake” about Iran’s preparedness to face warfare.

“Iran’s armed forces remain fully prepared to respond to any aggression with decisive measures,” the official noted.

This, he added, was proven by the nation’s successful defensive and retaliatory maneuvers that forced the Israeli regime to “beg” the United States to intervene towards requesting a ceasefire only 12 days after Tel Aviv and Washington had launched an illegal and unprovoked war on the Islamic Republic in June.

Araghchi cited President Donald Trump, himself, as verifying that the damage caused by Iranian missiles and drones to the aggressors were “very severe,” although Western media outlets stopped short of truly depicting its extent.

However, Iran’s response to the American aggression, which spared the American military installations in the region, save for the Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar, still proved that “Iran has never sought a conflict with the United States,” he stated.

It was Iran’s “restraint” – which, the foreign minister reiterated, should not be mistaken for weakness – rather than its fear that spared the other facilities.

He, meanwhile, echoed “an increasing number of voices in the United States and the broader West” as “recognizing that Israel is not an ally, but a costly liability,” apparently advising Washington not to follow Tel Aviv’s lead anymore in implicating itself in further self-defeating aggression against Iran.

“The choice before Washington is clear. It can continue to rely on narratives manufactured by Israel and sold by its proxies, which have only produced instability, miscalculation, and strategic failure—at the cost of American lives and taxpayer dollars. Or, it can pursue a path grounded in realism, diplomacy, and mutual respect,” the official commented.

“For those willing to go where no one has gone before, there is a narrow window of opportunity.”

Concluding the post, the foreign minister included a link to his recent article in The Guardian, in which he has similarly advised Trump to defy Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and revive talks with the Islamic Republic.

The U.S. is sanctioning 10 entities and people based in the two countries. Among those targeted are Venezuela-based Empresa Aeronáutica Nacional SA, which the Treasury Department said oversees assembly of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in connection with Iranian-based Qods Aviation Industries.

The administration is also sanctioning three Iran-based individuals in connection with efforts to acquire chemicals for ballistic missiles, as well as two companies and three people in Iran with connections to Iran’s UAV and aerospace program.

“Today’s action highlights the importance of the re-imposition of sanctions and other restrictions on Iran pursuant to UN Security Council resolutions,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggott announced in a statement.

“The entities and individuals designated today demonstrate Iran is actively proliferating its combat UAVs and continues to procure missile-related items in violation of UN restrictions,” it added.

The new sanctions come as President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Venezuela by imposing sanctions on embattled President Nicolás Maduro and ordering military strikes on a facility he said was used as a “dock” for alleged drug boats.

Trump on Monday also threatened to strike Iran if leaders pursue a nuclear weapon.

“Now, I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are we’re going to have to knock them down. We’ll knock them down. We’ll knock the hell out of them. But hopefully that’s not happening,” he stated during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.