--- title: "Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/irans-khamenei-says-enemy-forces-will-be-driven-from-arabian-sea" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/irans-khamenei-says-enemy-forces-will-be-driven-from-arabian-sea" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/irans-khamenei-says-enemy-forces-will-be-driven-from-arabian-sea.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/irans-khamenei-says-enemy-forces-will-be-driven-from-arabian-sea" category: "Conflict & Security" area: "Middle East" published: "2026-09-28T13:45:38.428Z" source_reported: "2026-09-28T13:08:30.247Z" updated: "2026-09-28T14:45:28.501Z" trust_score: 42 critic_score: 45 hype_score: 41 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-28T14:52:06.159Z" --- # Iran's Khamenei says enemy forces will be driven from Arabian Sea *Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a warning amid heightened regional tensions.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to Khamenei, with some outlets citing Fars News and Reuters. - Craft 45 of 100, higher is better. Most outlets provided digests, limiting the depth of reporting and analysis. - Hype 41 of 100, lower is better. Headlines use strong language like 'purged' and 'cleansed' to describe the situation. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - 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. 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'. ## Who covered it Shares of the 17 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 12% (2) - Centre: 6% (1) - Right: 82% (14) 13 of 30 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-28T14:52:06.159Z. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 4 times; 1 check found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-28T15:15:30.331Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right - 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.' **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - veryLow: 1 - low: 1 - mixed: 8 - high: 7 - unknown: 13 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [The Siasat Daily](https://siasat.com/iran-supreme-leader-says-enemies-will-be-driven-from-arabian-sea-3549549) — Iran Supreme Leader says enemies will be driven from Arabian Sea - [La Razón](https://larazon.es/internacional/jamenei-asegura-que-enemigos-iran-seran-obligados-abandonar-mar-arabigo_202609286aba77b4a520494aafd89277.html) — Khamenei Assures that Iran's Enemies Will Be Forced to Leave the Arabian Sea - [News Nation](https://newsnationtv.com/world/will-rejecting-iran-peace-proposal-cost-trump-dearly-supreme-leader-mojtaba-devised-new-strategy-12587562) — Rejecting Iran's Peace Proposal Will Cost Trump Hard? Supreme Leader Mojtaba Developed a New Strategy - [rmf24.pl](https://rmf24.pl/fakty/swiat/news-najwyzszy-przywodca-iranu-zabral-glos-z-ukrycia-mowil-o-odep,nIdn,1019536) — Iran's Supreme Leader Spoke Out From Hiding. 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Drive the United States Out of the Arabian Sea” - [Next News Network](https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2026/09/28/irans-supreme-leader-claims-enemy-forces-do-not-dare-enter-gulf-as-arabian-sea-w) — IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER CLAIMS ENEMY FORCES 'DO NOT DARE' ENTER GULF AS ARABIAN SEA WILL BE CLEARED OF 'ENEMIES' - [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/eu/2026/09/28/2626173.html) — JUST IN: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the Arabian Sea will soon be cleared of "enemy forces." - [Unknown](https://alquds.co.uk/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8F%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D8%A7) — Khamenei: Enemy Forces Will Soon Be Expelled From the Arabian Sea. - [IMLebanon](https://imlebanon.org/2026/09/28/mojtaba-khamenei-17) — Khamenei: The Arabian Sea Will Soon Be Cleansed of Enemies. ## Questions **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.' --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/conflict/irans-khamenei-says-enemy-forces-will-be-driven-from-arabian-sea. 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