No place for outsiders inPersian Gulf but depths of its waters: Khamenei

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]the statement by Iran's supreme leader uh talking about protecting Iran's nuclear capabilities, its missile capabilities as well. I'm going to read you some more of the statement that came out today. Again, this was a written statement. We've not heard from the supreme leader or seen the supreme leader in a long time now, but here's what this written statement said. It says, "By God's will, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be one without the United States. Outsiders who come from thousands of kilometers away with greedy intentions will have no I have no place here except in the depths of its waters." And he goes on to say, "The Islamic Republic will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and eliminate the misuse of this waterway by hostile enemies." Now, we've not heard from Donald Trump on this topic today, at least not that I've heard, but we did hear uh the president yesterday. He put out a statement, a very early morning statement yesterday on Truth Social.

[00:00:56]Now, he posted a photo of himself or an AI-generated picture of himself. Uh he's carrying an automatic weapon, he's got sunglasses on, he's got there's explosions going on behind him, and it's there's a headline over top of it that says, "No more Mr. Nice Guy." And in the body of that message, he says, "Iran can't get their act together. They don't know how to sign a non-nuclear deal.

[00:01:15]They better get smart soon. President DJT." So, that could be a reference to these reports we're hearing about the United States considering uh resuming its uh campaign uh against Iran, ending this ceasefire.

[00:01:29]But right now, as I said, the two sides they're still speaking very strongly, delivering very strong messages against each other.