India, May 1 -- Iran's supreme leader said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard line as US President Donald Trump seeks a wider deal to cement the shaky ceasefire now holding in the war. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, speaking in a written statement read by a state television anchor, insisted the only place Americans belonged in the Persian Gulf is "at the bottom of its waters". P18...