Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a warning amid heightened regional tensions.
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Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea
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What this story says
- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated that 'enemy forces' would soon be driven out of the Arabian Sea.
- Khamenei asserted that Iranian forces had already pushed enemy forces from waters off southern Iran into the Arabian Sea.
- The remarks were made on the occasion of Iran's 'Sacred Defense Week'.
- Some reports link Khamenei's statement to heightened tensions between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.
Who covered it
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Craft
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Hype
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Missing from the left
Only 2 of the 25 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has declared that 'enemy forces' will soon be expelled from the Arabian Sea. He stated that Iranian forces have already pushed adversaries from waters off southern Iran into the Arabian Sea and intend to drive them out of those waters as well. Khamenei made these remarks on the occasion of Iran's 'Sacred Defense Week'.
Khamenei asserted that Iranian forces had inflicted losses on adversaries in the waters around the country. He claimed that the southern seas of Iran were once a 'roaming ground for enemy forces' but that these forces now do not advance past the Arabian Sea due to 'painful blows' from Iranian warriors. He added that the Arabian Sea would soon be cleared of them.
Some reports connect Khamenei's statement to increased tensions between Iran and the United States concerning the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program. The Times of India noted that Khamenei's message was issued amid heightened tensions after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal related to reopening the strategic waterway.
Disagreement on the timing of the expulsion
While Khamenei stated that enemy forces would 'soon' be driven out of the Arabian Sea, the Times of India quoted him as saying, 'Soon the day will come when the Arabian Sea will be purged of their presence.' EADaily reported Khamenei declared, 'The enemies will not enter the Ormuz and the Persian Gulf, and we will drive them out of the Arabian Sea.'
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, which the Times of India stated was the occasion for Khamenei's message alongside 'Sacred Defense Week'.
Coverage settled. We checked this 67 times and stopped on 4 Oct 2026, 07:00. The figures above are what it finished at.
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‘Arabian Sea will soon be purged of enemy presence’: Mojtaba Khamenei warns US
Times of India — embedded from source

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How each side covered it
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- Right-rated reports led on Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's warning that 'enemy forces' would soon be driven out of the Arabian Sea. The Times of India and Cyprus Mail both featured this statement prominently in their headlines. The Times of India also highlighted Khamenei's assertion that Iranian forces had already pushed enemy forces from waters off southern Iran into the Arabian Sea, and that these forces no longer dared to venture beyond the Arabian Sea. This report also noted the context of heightened tensions between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program. Globo and Next News Network also focused on Khamenei's claim about expelling enemy forces from the Arabian Sea. Yonhap News Agency's headline stated, 'Iran's Supreme Leader: “Let's Not Go Back to the past... Drive the United States Out of the Arabian Sea”. News-pravda.com's headline stated, 'JUST IN: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the Arabian Sea will soon be cleared of "enemy forces."' EADaily's headline stated, 'Khamenei: The Enemies Will Not Enter the Ormuz and the Persian Gulf, and We Will Drive Them Out of the Arabian Sea.'
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea?
- Of the 25 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 80% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 54. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 80% of the 25 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
- Is the coverage of Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea biased?
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- Which side is not reporting Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea?
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- Which outlets covered Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea?
- 54 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei say about enemy forces?
- Mojtaba Khamenei stated that 'enemy forces' would soon be driven out of the Arabian Sea. He asserted that Iranian forces had already pushed these forces from waters off southern Iran into the Arabian Sea and would expel them from there as well.
- When were these remarks made?
- The remarks were made on the occasion of Iran's 'Sacred Defense Week'. The Times of India also noted that the message was issued amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.
- Did all reports agree on the timing of the expulsion?
- While Khamenei stated that enemy forces would 'soon' be driven out, the Times of India quoted him as saying, 'Soon the day will come when the Arabian Sea will be purged of their presence.' EADaily reported Khamenei declared, 'The enemies will not enter the Ormuz and the Persian Gulf, and we will drive them out of the Arabian Sea.'
Read it at the source
54 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
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2Centre
3- Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Drive US Military Out of the Arabian Sea, US Denies Iran Controls Strait of Hormuz (opens Real News No Bullshit in a new tab)
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- Iran leader vows 'enemy exit from Arabian Sea' (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
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- Khamenei warns US as Iran vows to clear Arabian Sea of enemy forces (opens Daily Post Nigeria in a new tab)
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Right
20- Mojtaba Warns 'Enemies' Will Soon Be Driven Out Of Arabian Sea; US Replies 'Iran Has No Navy' (opens ABP News in a new tab)
- New Message From Mojtaba Khamenei: The US Will Withdraw From the Middle East because of Our "Painful Blows" - iefimerida.gr (opens Iefimerida in a new tab)
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- US Will Leave Middle East After Strait of Hormuz Attacks, Says Mojtaba Khamenei (opens Protothema in a new tab)
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- Amid Tensions over Hormuz, Mojtaba Warns of Expelling US Forces From the Arabian Sea (opens आज तक in a new tab)
आज तक
- Venturing Beyond Arabian Sea Only Brought Harm To US: Mojtaba Khamenei (opens NDTV in a new tab)
- Ayatollah Issues Message After Absence (opens American Faith in a new tab)
American Faith — is American Faith biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Khamenei Assures that Iran's Enemies Will Be Forced to Leave the Arabian Sea (opens La Razón in a new tab)
- Mojtaba Khamenei warns US forces will be purged from Arabian Sea as deadlock deepens (opens India Today in a new tab)
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- Iran Claims Success in Pushing Back Enemies, Mojtaba Khamenei: They Were Pushed Into the Arabian Sea (opens Tribunnews.com in a new tab)
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- As Trump Rejects Iran's Peace Overture, Mojtaba Khamenei Says Ready to Bring 'disgrace' to Enemies (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- Iran's Supreme Leader: "We Will Not Return to the Past... We Will Drive the U.S. Out of the Arabian Sea" (opens 조선일보 in a new tab)
조선일보
- Khamenei: The Enemies Will Not Enter the Ormuz and the Persian Gulf, and We Will Drive Them Out of the Arabian Sea. (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- Iran’s Khamenei says ‘enemy forces’ would soon be driven out of Arabian Sea (opens Cyprus Mail in a new tab)
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- ‘Arabian Sea will soon be purged of enemy presence’: Mojtaba Khamenei warns US (opens Times of India in a new tab)
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- As Trump rejects Irans peace overture, Mojtaba Khamenei says ready to bring disgrace to enemies - The Tribune (opens Tribune India in a new tab)
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- A New Message From Mojtaba Khamenei Challenges Trump: "We Defend Our Legitimate Positions, Including Ormuz" (opens Clarin in a new tab)
- Iran's Supreme Leader Says ‘Enemy Forces' Will Soon Be Driven Out of the Arabian Sea (opens Globo in a new tab)
- Iran's Supreme Leader: “Let's Not Go Back to the past... Drive the United States Out of the Arabian Sea” (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
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- IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER CLAIMS ENEMY FORCES 'DO NOT DARE' ENTER GULF AS ARABIAN SEA WILL BE CLEARED OF 'ENEMIES' (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- JUST IN: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the Arabian Sea will soon be cleared of "enemy forces." (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
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29- Iran Promises to Expel U.S. “Enemy Forces” From the Arabian Sea · Global Voices (opens Diario Ojo in a new tab)
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- US, Israel's Attempt to Push Iran Into Backwardness Failed: Iranian Supreme Leader (opens Roze News in a new tab)
- Iran's Supreme Leader Declares He Will Push His Adversaries Out of the Arabian Sea. (opens Thanh Niên in a new tab)
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- Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei: "The Enemy Cannot Advance Beyond the Gulf of Oman." (opens ulusal.com.tr in a new tab)
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- Iran: New Message From Mojtaba Khamenei - "The US Will Be Forced to Withdraw" (opens Documento in a new tab)
- "The US Will Be Forced to Withdraw From the Middle East" - Mojtaba Khamenei (opens daryo.uz in a new tab)
daryo.uz — is daryo.uz biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Iran's Supreme Leader Threatens to "Eliminate All Enemy Forces" From the Arabian Sea (opens diarioestrategia.cl in a new tab)
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- "Sorry Blows": Khamenei Predicts the Departure of the United States From the Middle East (opens senenews.com in a new tab)
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- Iran ' S Guide: The Arabian Sea Will Be Evacuated Close to the United States Forces. (opens eanlibya.com in a new tab)
eanlibya.com — is eanlibya.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Message From the Absent Mojtaba Khamenei (opens cyprustimes.com in a new tab)
cyprustimes.com — is cyprustimes.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Message From the Absent Mojtaba Khamenei: The US Will Be Forced to Withdraw From the Middle East (opens CNN Greece in a new tab)
CNN Greece — is CNN Greece biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Khamenei: USA Will Soon Leave the Gulf Region (opens vienna.at in a new tab)
- The US Is Considering "Resuming Bombing," While Iran's Supreme Leader Sends a Strong Message. (opens Báo điện tử Dân Trí in a new tab)
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- Rejecting Iran's Peace Proposal Will Cost Trump Hard? Supreme Leader Mojtaba Developed a New Strategy (opens News Nation in a new tab)
News Nation — is News Nation biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Iran's Supreme Leader Spoke Out From Hiding. He Spoke of Pushing Back Enemy Forces. (opens rmf24.pl in a new tab)
- Mojtaba Khamenei Turned to the Iranians, but Never Showed up in Public. (opens NEWSru.co.il in a new tab)
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- Iran Threatens to Expel Enemy Forces From the Arabian Sea and Raises Tension in the Middle East (opens El Periodista Online in a new tab)
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- Mojtaba Khamenei's Big Blow to America, Direct Claim, to the American military.. (opens TV9 Marathi in a new tab)
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- Opponents Are Asking to End the War, We Will Drive Them Out of the Arabian Sea - Khamenei Warns (opens Mathrubhumi in a new tab)
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- Khamenei says Iran will drive enemy forces out of Arabian Sea (opens Free Press Kashmir in a new tab)
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- Iran Supreme Leader Vows To Clear ‘Enemy Forces’ From Arabian Sea (opens The Whistler Nigeria in a new tab)
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- A Message From Khamenei's Court. (opens alsumaria.tv in a new tab)
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- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Says ‘Enemy Forces’ Dare Not Enter Gulf, Arabian Sea Will Be ‘Cleared’ (opens The Sunday Guardian Live in a new tab)
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- Mojtaba Khamenei: The Arabian Sea Will Soon Be Cleared of "Hostile Forces" (opens Banker.az in a new tab)
- Mojtaba Khamenei: "We Pushed Back the Enemy Forces Towards the Arabian Sea" – Tehran Insists Despite Pressure (opens thepressroom.gr in a new tab)
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- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Addressed Trump: You'll See Soon. (opens turkiyegazetesi.com.tr in a new tab)
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- Khamenei: Enemy Forces Will Soon Be Expelled From the Arabian Sea. (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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- Iran Threatens to Eliminate Enemy Forces in the Arab Sea (opens correiodobrasil.com.br in a new tab)
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- Khamenei: The Arabian Sea Will Soon Be Cleansed of Enemies. (opens IMLebanon in a new tab)
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