Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said that a ‘new chapter’ has begun in the Persian Gulf and the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz following what he described as the United States’ ‘shameful failure’. He made the remarks on Tuesday in a statement marking Iran’s National Persian Gulf Day, according to the state news agency IRNA.

Khamenei stated that two months after what he called the world’s largest military operation and aggression, planned by the United States, ended in failure, a new phase is unfolding in the region. The statement was broadcast by Iranian state media on the day commemorating the 1622 expulsion of Portuguese forces from the Strait of Hormuz.

Analysts cited in the report suggested that Khamenei’s comments highlight Iran’s growing control over regional maritime routes and a perceived decline in US influence amid recent tensions.