A written statement attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and carried by state television said the US, having suffered 'painful blows' at the hands of 'the guardians of the Strait of Hormuz', would soon leave the Arabian Sea; RFE/RL reported the statement insisted on Iran's role as custodian of the strait. Khamenei has not appeared in public since the war began, and the statement came as mediators sought to revive US-Iran talks.
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