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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says new management of Strait of Hormuz ‘will bring calm’

By Thomson Reuters Apr 30, 2026 | 5:49 AM

April 30 (Reuters) – Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ​said in a ‌published written message on Thursday that a new chapter for ‌the ​Gulf and ⁠Strait of Hormuz ⁠has been taking shape since the Iran war with ​the United States and Israel broke ⁠out ⁠on February 28.

Iran’s ​Supreme Leader said that ​Tehran would secure the ‌Gulf region and eliminate what he described as “the ⁠enemy’s abuses of the waterway.”

The Supreme Leader added that ⁠new ‌management of ⁠the Strait of ​Hormuz ‌would bring calm, ​progress ⁠and economic benefits to all Gulf nations.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alex ​Richardson)