Iran will safeguard nuclear, missile tech as national assets: Mojtaba Khamenei

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei has said the Iranian nation regards all scientific, industrial, and technological capacities, from nano and bio to nuclear and missile technologies, as national assets and will safeguard them just as they defend their land, sea, and air borders.

He made the remarks in a message issued on Thursday, April 30, on the occasion of National Persian Gulf Day.

The Leader said the Iranian nation, possessing the largest share of the Persian Gulf's coastline, has made the greatest sacrifices for its independence and in confronting foreign aggressors, from expelling the Portuguese and liberating the Strait of Hormuz to resisting British and Dutch colonialism.

He said the Islamic Revolution marked a turning point in these struggles by cutting off the hands of arrogant powers from the Persian Gulf region. Today, after two months since the largest military aggression by global bullies in the region and the humiliating defeat of the United States in its plans, a new chapter for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is unfolding.

The Leader noted that the nations of the Persian Gulf region have in the past sixty days witnessed remarkable displays of strength, vigilance, and bravery by the naval forces of the army and the IRGC.

He said it has become evident that the presence of American forces and their entrenchment in Persian Gulf territories is the primary source of insecurity, adding that fragile US bases lack even the ability to ensure their own security. "By God's will, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be one without the United States," he said.

The Leader said the extraordinary awakening of the Iranian nation is no longer limited to tens of millions devoted to the struggle against Zionism and a bloodthirsty America. At the forefront stand ninety million honorable Iranians who regard all identity-based, spiritual, human, scientific, industrial, and technological capacities as national assets.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, by giving practical thanks for the blessing of managing the Strait of Hormuz, will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and eliminate the misuse of this waterway by hostile enemies, the Leader said.