Irans enemies will be drowned in Hormuz waters: Leaders advisor

A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, says the enemies will ultimately be humiliated in the Persian Gulf, where the United States has been seeking to impose a blockade on Iran after failing in a military aggression against the country.

Mohammad Mokhber said in a Sunday post on his X account that Mongols and Romans who invaded Iran in the past were either forced to accept Iran's culture and civilization or suffered humiliating defeats.

Mokhber said that the Americans will face the same fate despite desperate attempts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which it has effectively closed since the early days of the US-Israeli aggression in March.

"The new invaders, who with their small minds imagine overcoming this historical nation, will this time be drowned in the Strait of Hormuz," he said.

The Leader's advisor suggested, however, that if the US decides to renew its aggression against Iran, the country's response will go beyond its previous reactions.

"Islamic Iran will certainly strike the enemy beyond its borders in order to preserve its national security," he said.

The comments come against the backdrop of threats of a renewed military aggression by the US against Iran amid regional efforts to work out a deal between the two countries that could put a permanent end to the war and allow Iran to reopen Hormuz.

Iran's control over the key waterway in the Persian Gulf, which was once responsible for a fifth of global oil supply, has caused a major rise in international energy and commodity prices.

Iran has indicated it is ready to negotiate a deal to reopen Hormuz, although authorities have warned that the country's response to a new round of aggression will be devastating for US assets in the region and beyond.