Ayatollah Mojtaba 'New Chapter Unfolding in Gulf, Hormuz'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba said a "new chapter is emerging" for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, following what he described as the "shameful failure" of the United States in the region amid geopolitical tensions due to the Islamic Republic's recent confrontation with Washington and the power struggle between the two sides over the virtual control of the strategic waterway.

In his



remarks on the occasion of Persian Gulf Day, carried by state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Khamenei said regional dynamics were shifting after the recent geopolitical confrontations, claiming that foreign influence in the Gulf was weakening. 

He stated that the Iranian nation had made "major sacrifices" over centuries to preserve regional independence and resist foreign domination.