BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 30. Iran will
contribute to the development and security of the entire region by
implementing new governance and legal rules in the Strait of
Hormuz, Iran's Supreme Leader Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei said in his
address on the occasion of the Persian Gulf National Day in Iran,
Trend reports.


The Supreme Leader noted that by implementing control over the
Strait of Hormuz, Iran will make the Persian Gulf region secure and
prevent its abuse by opposing parties. The new control will
contribute to economic development in the region.


Khamenei added that Iran's science, industry, various
technologies, nano, bio, nuclear and missile technologies are
national investments and will protect all water and land
borders.







"Iran is the country with the longest coastline in the Persian
Gulf and has made more efforts in the independence of the Gulf, as
well as in the fight against foreigners, from the expulsion of the
Portuguese from the Gulf to the liberation of the Strait of
Hormuz," he noted.


On April 30, 1622, during the reign of Shah Abbas Safavi, the
Portuguese were expelled from the southern waters of Iran and the
Strait of Hormuz. For this purpose, April 30 was named the National
Day of the Persian Gulf in Iran in 2005.