Mojtaba Khamenei's new message to the US and Israel

Mojtaba Khamenei's new message to the US and Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that his navy is ready to deal "a new bitter defeat" to the United States and Israel in the Strait of Hormuz.

His message was broadcast on Iranian state television on Sunday (April 19). Earlier, the country's parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that war could break out again "at any moment."

Just before the statements from the two Iranian leaders, Donald Trump had showered Israel with praise. The US president is hopeful that the crisis will end soon. However, no progress has been seen in the talks so far.

Meanwhile, Israeli media, citing military and political sources, reported that the country's army has been put on high alert for fear of a possible ceasefire breakdown.