‘Arabian Sea will soon be purged of enemy presence’: Mojtaba Khamenei warns US

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei on Monday warned that foreign forces would soon be pushed out of the Arabian Sea, while asserting that Iran’s armed forces and people remained prepared to confront the country’s adversaries.In a written message published by Iranian media, Khamenei said enemy forces had been driven back from waters off southern Iran and warned they would not be able to maintain their presence in the Arabian Sea."Some see us as the fourth superpower in the world. Today, the enemy's forces do not dare to venture beyond the Arabian Sea. Soon the day will come when the Arabian Sea will be purged of their presence. Our people fill the squares and streets across the country with their responsible presence," he said.The message was issued on the occasion of Iran's "Sacred Defense Week" and the anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah. It comes amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme, after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal linked to reopening the strategic waterway.Khamenei said different sections of Iranian society, despite their apparent di...