Mojtaba Khamenei signals new Gulf chapter, calls for US exit from Hormuz

TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a published written message that a new chapter for the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz was taking shape since the war on Iran by the United States and Israel broke out.

"Today, with two months having passed since the largest military campaign and aggression by the world's tyrants in the region and the disgraceful defeat of America in its plan, a new chapter for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is being written," he stated, according to Iran's Press TV.

Iran's supreme leader said that Tehran would secure the Gulf region and eliminate what he described as "the enemy's abuses of the waterway," and spoke on the continued resistance of the Iranian people against foreign aggression.

"Persian Gulf nations, long accustomed to their rulers' silence before aggressors, have witnessed in the past 60 days the resolve of Iran's naval forces and the IRGC, alongside the zeal and bravery of southern Iran's people and youth in rejecting foreign domination."

He is quoted as saying that the Gulf will have a "bright future" without the presence of the US, according to Iranian state news, and commented on the US' inability to protect their bases and the assets of countries friendly to them.

"America's fake bases do not have the power and ability to provide even their own security, let alone giving hope for providing security for the dependents and America-lovers of the region."

The supreme leader added that new management of the Strait of Hormuz would bring calm, progress and economic benefits to all Gulf nations.

"The history of repeated aggression by European and American foreigners, the insecurities, losses, and numerous threats to the countries of the region, is only a part of the sinister plans of the world's arrogant powers against the inhabitants of the Persian Gulf region," he stated, according to Press TV.

"The legal rules and the new management of the Strait of Hormuz will bring comfort and progress for the benefit of all the nations of the region, and its economic blessings will gladden the hearts of the people."