Iran supreme leader says U.S. will be forced out of West Asia: state TV
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Published – September 28, 2026 09:16 pm IST – Tehran
Mojtaba Khamenei. File
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Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Monday (September 28, 2026) that the United States would be forced to leave West Asia after suffering "painful blows", according to a statement carried by state television.
Mr. Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since the start of the West Asia war in late February, made the remarks despite attempts to revive talks aimed at ending the fighting.
"Today, having suffered painful blows at the hands of valiant fighters and the guardians of the Strait of Hormuz, they [the enemies] do not venture beyond the Arabian Sea," Mr. Khamenei said in the written statement attributed to him, without explicitly mentioning the United States.
"Whenever they have braved this risk, they have only brought harm upon themselves. It will not be long before the Arabian Sea, too, would rid itself of their presence," he added.
The Arabian Sea, stretching from the Arabian Peninsula toward India in the east, is a vital maritime corridor that leads to Iran's coasts and the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and the United States have been vying for control over Hormuz since the Middle East war started with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
Before the war began, the strategic shipping route carried about a fifth of the world's oil and gas.
But Tehran imposed a blockade on Hormuz after the war started, prompting Washington to respond with its own blockade on Iranian ports.
Published – September 28, 2026 09:16 pm IST
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