The supreme leader of IranMojtaba Khamenei, stated this Thursday that a new stage has begun in the Persian Gulf with a “bright” regional future without the United States.
The supreme leader of IranMojtaba Khamenei, stated this Thursday that a new stage has begun in the Persian Gulf with a “bright” regional future without the United States.
“Today, two months after the largest military concentration and aggression of the world’s thugs in the region and the shameful defeat of the United States, a new chapter is being written for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz”, said Khamenei in a message published on the occasion of Persian Gulf Day in Iran.
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“By the power and strength of God, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be a future without the United States and at the service of the progress, well-being and prosperity of their nations”, he assured.
Khamenei maintained that US bases in the region do not have the power to guarantee their security or that of their allied countries. in the region.
“Foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away and commit evil and malicious acts have no place in that place, except at the bottom of its waters,” said.
For the religious and political leader, the new regulations that Tehran is preparing to manage the strait and charge ships for their transit will bring “comfort and progress” for the nations of the region.
The Islamic Republic celebrates every year the Persian Gulf Day on April 30 with different events and speeches from its authorities.
Iran is subject to a naval encirclement by the United States, who has responded like this to Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuzin turn a reaction to the war started by the United States and Israel on February 28.
After the imposition of the Iranian blockade along the strategic route through which 20% of the world’s oil transited, the circulation of oil tankers has plummetedwhich has skyrocketed the price of crude oil.
The Islamic Republic also charges ships that want to transit through the strait and according to the country’s Central Bank it has already received payments for this.
