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Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a statement to the world on Thursday, saying the strategic asset, the Strait of Hormuz, has aroused the greed of many devils over past centuries, and the history of repeated invasions by Europeans and American foreigners, insecurities, damages, and numerous threats to the countries of the region is only a glimpse of the sinister plans of the world’s oppressors against the inhabitants of the Persian Gulf region: “The latest example of which was the recent provocations by the Great Satan,” he said.
“The Iranian nation, which has the longest coastline along the Persian Gulf, has made the greatest sacrifices for the independence of the Persian Gulf and in confronting foreigners and aggressors, from expelling the Portuguese and liberating the Strait of Hormuz, to fighting against Dutch colonialism and the heroic resistance against British colonialism, and so much more – however, the Islamic Revolution was a turning point in these instances, shortening the hands of the oppressors from the Persian Gulf region.
“Today, two months after the largest military campaign and the arrogant aggression of the world’s bullies 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.
“The people’s of the Persian Gulf region, who for many years had become accustomed to the silence and submission of their rulers in the face of bullies and aggressors, have witnessed in the past sixty days the beautiful manifestations of firmness, vigilance, and the heroic struggle of the naval forces in the Army and the IRGC – they saw the zeal and bravery of the people and youth of the southern region of dear Iran in rejecting foreign domination.
“The presence of American foreigners in their nesting and establishment in the lands of the Persian Gulf is the most important cause of insecurity in the region, the fragile American bases do not have the capacity to ensure their own security, let alone hope to provide security for the dependents and American-worshippers of the region.
“By the power and might of God, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be a future without America and in the service of the progress, comfort, and welfare of its peoples – we are fellow ‘destinies’ with our neighbours in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and foreigners who maliciously covet from thousands of kilometres away have no place there except at the bottom of its waters.
“Islamic Iran, with practical gratitude for the blessing of managing the Strait of Hormuz, will secure the Persian Gulf region and remove the enemy’s hostile abuses from this waterway – the legal rules and the new management of the Strait of Hormuz will bring comfort and progress for the benefit of all nations in the region, and its economic blessing will bring joy to the hearts of the people – God willing, even if the disbelievers dislike it,” Ayatollah Khamanei said.
