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Tehran: Iran Supremo Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday issued a rare public address, in which he warned the Americans that the only place they belong in the Persian Gulf is at the bottom of its waters. His written statement was read aloud on state TV.

During his address, Khamenei noted that two months have passed since the “world's tyrants' largest military mobilization and aggression” in the region and America's “humiliating defeat” in its own scheme. He added that now a new chapter for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is taking shape.

Khamenei also stated that one of the unparalleled blessings of God Almighty for the Muslim nations of our region, especially the noble people of Islamic Iran, is the gift of the “Persian Gulf.” He called the Persian Gulf a blessing beyond a body of water that has shaped part of their identity and civilization and, in addition to being a connecting point for nations, has created a vital and unique path for the global economy in the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of ​​Oman.

“This strategic capital has aroused the greed of many devils in past centuries, and the history of repeated aggressions by European and American foreigners, insecurities, losses, and numerous threats to the countries of the region are just a corner of the sinister plans of the world’s arrogant powers against the inhabitants of the Persian Gulf region, the most recent example of which was the recent plotting of the Great Satan,” he added.

"By God’s help and power, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be a future without America, one serving the progress, comfort and prosperity of its people,” Khamenei said in the statement.

“We and our neighbors across the waters of the Persian Gulf and the (Gulf) of Oman share a common destiny. Foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away to act with greed and malice there have no place in it - except at the bottom of its waters," he added.

Notably, Mojtaba Khamenei's written statement was read aloud on Iranian state television. He has not made a public appearance ever since his father was assassinated and he took over his post as the Iran Supremo. This comes amid speculations that he has been injured in the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.