Tehran [Iran], April 30 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday said that the future of the Persian Gulf would be free from American presence, asserting that foreign forces would have no role in the region except 'in the depths of its waters'.

According to a message by the Iranian Supreme Leader issued on the occasion of Persian Gulf Day, reported by state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Khamenei said that regional nations share a common destiny and stressed that external powers operating from afar should not interfere in Gulf affairs.

He described the evolving situation as the beginning of a 'new order' shaped by Iran's resistance policies and regional dynamics.

'By God's grace and power, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be a future without America and in the service of the progress, comfort, and prosperity of its peoples. We share a 'fate' with our neighbours in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and the foreigners who greedily commit evil in it from thousands of kilometers away have no place in it except in the depths of its waters. And the chain of this victory, which has been achieved by the grace of God Almighty in the shadow of the measures and policies of the resistance and the strategy of a strong Iran, will be the beginning of a new order in the region and the world,' the Supreme Leader said.

Khamenei also highlighted what he termed the growing unity and resilience of the Iranian people, stating that national strength now extends across various sectors, including science, industry, and advanced technologies such as nuclear and missile capabilities.

He further claimed that Iran's population, both within and outside the country, views these capabilities as strategic national assets that must be safeguarded alongside territorial integrity.

'Today, the miraculous awakening of the Iranian nation is not limited to the tens of millions who sacrificed their lives in the fight against Zionism and the bloodthirsty America. In front of the united ranks of the sent Islamic nation, ninety million zealous and noble Iranian compatriots inside and outside the country have considered all the capacities of identity, spirituality, humanity, science, industry, and basic and new technologies - from nano and bio to nuclear and missile - as their national capital and will guard them like water, land, and air borders,' Khamanei said.

The message comes on the occasion of the Persian Gulf Day, observed annually on April 30 in Iran, which commemorates a historic victory against colonial forces and is often used to reinforce national sovereignty narratives tied to the Gulf and its strategic waterways.

The occasion marks the historic defeat of Portuguese colonial forces and their expulsion from Hormuz Island in 1622.

According to Press TV, Iranian ruler Abbas I led forces that defeated the Portuguese on Hormuz Island, ending a two-decade conflict and bringing a close to roughly a century of foreign control over the Persian Gulf.

Khamenei's warning comes amid escalating geopolitical tensions due to the Islamic Republic's recent confrontation with the US and the power struggle between the two sides over the virtual control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. (ANI)