Tehran, April 18 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday said the country's navy is ready to inflict "new bitter defeats" on the United States and Israel, according to IRNA.

In a message marking Iran's Army Day on April 18, he praised the army's role against what he described as "enemies." He said during the recent 40-day war, Iranian forces "courageously" defended the country alongside other armed units, exposing the "weakness and humiliation" of the United States and Israel.

Khamenei added that as army drones "thunderously" struck U.S. and Israeli targets, "its brave Navy is ready to give the enemies the bitter taste of new defeats."

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