The message from Iran`s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei that state media had flagged earlier has now been published, writes Reuters.

In a written message, he said that a new chapter for the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz has been taking shape since the Iran war began.

He said that Tehran would secure the Gulf region and eliminate what he described as "the enemy`s abuses of the waterway".

The Supreme Leader added that new management of the Strait of Hormuz would bring calm, progress and economic benefits to all Gulf nations.