Tehran, April 30 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday asserted that Tehran will ensure security in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz and counter what he described as hostile activities in the region amid geopolitical tensions due to the Islamic Republic's recent confrontation with the US and the power struggle between the two sides over the virtual control of the strategic waterway.

In his message, issued by Iran's state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), on the occasion of Persian Gulf Day, the Iranian Supreme Leader highlighted the geopolitical and economic importance of the Persian Gulf, calling it a "divine blessing" that has shaped regional identity and serves as a crucial art...