Summary He added that the military is like the nation’s sons, emerging from the homes of its people, and warned that some powers are seeking to divide Iran
TEHRAN (Dunya News) - Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said that Iranian forces are standing firm against American plans.
In a statement shared on social media, he stated that Iran’s navy is fully prepared to deliver a “new and bitter defeat” to its enemies.
He added that the military is like the nation’s sons, emerging from the homes of its people, and warned that some powers are seeking to divide Iran.
However, he emphasized that Iranian forces remain resolute against US strategies.
The Supreme Leader also said that the armed forces are bravely safeguarding the country’s borders and extended congratulations on the anniversary of the establishment of the Iranian military.
Earlier, two merchant vessels reported they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, three maritime security and shipping sources said, shortly after Iran said it was once more tightening control of the waterway.
Some merchant vessels received a radio message from Iran's Navy that the vital energy chokepoint was shut again and no ships were allowed to pass through, shipping sources said.
The maritime trackers showed a convoy of eight tankers transiting the waterway in the first major movement of ships since the US-Israeli war on Iran began seven weeks ago.
But Iran then said it was reimposing strict military controls on the narrow route, the conduit before the war of about a fifth of global oil trade, as the US maintained its blockade of Iranian ports.
