Nuclear, missile technologies to be safeguarded as national assets

TABNAK, May 01- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei emphasized the Iranian nation’s determination to safeguard the country’s achievements in the nuclear and missile fields as national assets.

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Date: 01 May 2026 - 11:07

“… ninety million honorable Iranians, both inside and outside the country, … regard all identity-based, spiritual, human, scientific, industrial, and technological capacities—from nano and bio to nuclear and missile technologies—as national assets and will safeguard them just as they defend their land, sea, and air borders,” the Leader said in a message issued on Thursday on the occasion of National Persian Gulf Day.

The Leader also said Iran will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and eliminate the misuse of this waterway by hostile enemies.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s message is as follows:

In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

One of the unparalleled blessings of Almighty God for the Muslim nations of our region, especially the noble people of Islamic Iran, is the gift of the “Persian Gulf.”

A blessing beyond a body of water, it has shaped part of our identity and civilization. In addition to connecting nations, it has created a vital and unique route for the global economy through the Strait of Hormuz and onward to the Sea of Oman.

This strategic asset has, over past centuries, provoked the greed of many devils. The repeated invasions by European and American outsiders, along with insecurity, damages, and numerous threats imposed on regional countries, represent only a part of the malicious schemes of global arrogance against the inhabitants of the Persian Gulf—of which the latest example was the recent acts of aggression by the “Great Satan.”

The Iranian nation, possessing the largest share of the Persian Gulf’s coastline, has made the greatest sacrifices for its independence and in confronting foreign aggressors—from expelling the Portuguese and liberating the Strait of Hormuz, which forms the basis for naming the 10th of Ordibehesht as National Persian Gulf Day, to resisting Dutch colonialism and the epics of resistance against British imperialism. The Islamic Revolution, however, marked a turning point in these struggles by cutting off the hands of arrogant powers from the Persian Gulf region. Today, after two months since the largest military aggression by global bullies in the region and the humiliating defeat of the United States in its plans, a new chapter for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is unfolding.

The nations of the Persian Gulf region, long accustomed to the silence and submissiveness of rulers before aggressors, have in the past sixty days witnessed remarkable displays of strength, vigilance, and bravery by the naval forces of the army and the IRGC, alongside the honor and courage of the people and youth of southern Iran in rejecting foreign domination.

Today, by the grace of Almighty God and the blessing of the blood of the oppressed martyrs of the “third imposed war,” especially the great and farsighted leader of the Islamic Revolution, it has become evident not only to global public opinion and the nations of the region, but even to kings and rulers, that the presence of American forces and their entrenchment in Persian Gulf territories is the primary source of insecurity. The fragile US bases lack even the ability to ensure their own security, let alone that of their allies.

By God’s will, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be one without the United States—dedicated to the progress, comfort, and prosperity of its nations. We and our neighbors along the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman share a common destiny. Outsiders who come from thousands of kilometers away with greedy intentions have no place here except in the depths of its waters. This chain of victories, achieved through divine grace and under the strategy of a strong Iran and the policy of resistance, heralds the emergence of a new regional and global order.

Today, the extraordinary awakening of the Iranian nation is no longer limited to tens of millions devoted to the struggle against Zionism and a bloodthirsty America. At the forefront of the united ranks of the awakened Islamic Ummah stand ninety million honorable Iranians, both inside and outside the country, who regard all identity-based, spiritual, human, scientific, industrial, and technological capacities—from nano and bio to nuclear and missile technologies—as national assets and will safeguard them just as they defend their land, sea, and air borders.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, by giving practical thanks for the blessing of managing the Strait of Hormuz, will ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and eliminate the misuse of this waterway by hostile enemies. New legal frameworks and management of the Strait of Hormuz will bring comfort and progress to all nations of the region, and its economic benefits will bring joy to the people—God willing, even if the disbelievers oppose it.