Tehran's response in the event of a repeat of US aggression will take on a "much broader scale". This was stated in the message of the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mujtaba Khamenei, on the occasion of the day of the national struggle against world imperialism. "Iran's exercise of control over the Strait of Hormuz and the destruction of American military bases in the countries of the region were a response to US aggression and crimes during the imposed third war," the statement said. According to Khamenei, Tehran's actions are also part of the fight against imperialism that Iran is conducting on its own initiative in the region. He warned that if the aggression is repeated, this struggle "will take on a much wider scale." According to Khamenei, the events in the Persian Gulf, especially in the Strait of Hormuz, have overthrown the "myth of the invincibility of the United States. He also said that those who hope to end the US hostility towards the Iranian people through concessions to Washington are "deeply mistaken".