Iran is ready to retaliate for any new attack by the United States, the Islamic republic’s top diplomat said late Monday after Tehran launched a strike at Washington’s largest military base in the region.

“Iran’s missile attack on Al-Udeid military base was a response to America’s blatant aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty,” Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi was quoted as saying by his ministry, adding that Tehran “will be prepared to respond again” to any new strikes by Washington