Iran’s supreme leader has said that the future of the Gulf will unfold “without US presence,” stressing that new legal and management frameworks for the Strait of Hormuz will enhance stability and economic prospects.
In a written statement released on Thursday by his office to mark Persian Gulf National Day, Mojtaba Khamenei said the presence of foreign powers, particularly the United States, has been a source of instability in the region, adding that a “new phase is emerging.”
He described the Gulf as central to regional identity and global trade, stressing the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman.
Khamenei said Iran would ensure security in the Gulf through what he described as new management of the Strait of Hormuz, including updated legal frameworks.
“These frameworks will bring stability, progress and economic benefits for all nations in the region,” he added.
The supreme leader said regional countries share a common destiny in the Gulf and that external actors “from thousands of kilometres away” have no place in their future.
The message also referred to what it described as a “new regional order” emerging from recent developments.
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