Iranian Supreme Leader Claims US Suffered a "Shameful Defeat"
In the message, the supreme leader added that US bases in the Gulf, attacked by Iran in retaliation, "lack the capacity to guarantee their own security, let alone the capacity to provide security to their allies."
TL;DR
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Jamenei announced the US has been defeated in its war against Iran.
- He stated that US plans in the region have resulted in a "shameful defeat" and that US bases in the Gulf lack security.
- Jamenei praised Iran's "new legal framework and management" of the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has imposed a tax and restricted passage.
- Iran attacked vessels in the area in retaliation, and the US has implemented a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
- Jamenei condemned "external actors" who interfere thousands of kilometers away, stating they "have no place here, except the seabed."