Addressing the continued pressure on Iran, Madanizadeh said hostile powers had repeatedly sought to test the resolve of the Iranian people and state institutions through successive campaigns, but had failed to achieve their objectives.

“We have anticipated this phase for a long time and have developed comprehensive contingency plans,” responding to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Minister of Economy wrote in his message.

The minister said the government had already drawn up a two-year action plan to address external threats and mitigate their economic impact.

According to Madanizadeh, Iran’s adversaries have in the past resorted to military pressure and other forms of coercion in an effort to undermine the country’s territorial integrity, promote fragmentation and destabilize its political system. He said, however, that coordination and unity among Iran’s armed forces, people, government institutions and diplomatic establishment had repeatedly frustrated such efforts.

“Just as we achieved success on the battlefield, we will achieve the same success in the economic arena,” Madanizadeh said.

Turning to sanctions and economic restrictions, the minister said such measures were not a new challenge for Iran. He argued that attempts to disrupt the country’s economic lifelines had been pursued for years and that what is now described as a “maximum pressure” campaign represents a continuation of policies that have previously failed to achieve their intended objectives.

“Efforts to sever the country’s vital economic arteries have been underway for years,” he said, adding that Iran had already experienced the consequences of similar pressure campaigns and developed mechanisms to withstand them.

Madanizadeh also pointed to 'a broader transformation in the international system,' arguing that the era of unilateralism was coming to an end.

“The world today will not easily permit any attempt to sever Iran’s financial and commercial links,” he said. “International financial and trade networks are no longer as vulnerable to unilateral disruption as some may assume.”