Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz should remain shut

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13, 2024. Khamenei said on ‌Thursday tha the Strait of ⁠Hormuz ​should remain ⁠closed as a ‌tool ‌of pressure.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13, 2024. Khamenei said on ‌Thursday tha the Strait of ⁠Hormuz ​should remain ⁠closed as a ‌tool ‌of pressure. (Hamed Jafarnejad, ISNA/WANA via Reuters )


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DUBAI — Iranian ​Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on ‌Thursday the Strait of ⁠Hormuz ​should remain ⁠closed as a ‌tool ‌of pressure.

In a message ⁠read ⁠out by a state TV broadcaster, the first the new supreme leader ‌has issued ​since he was appointed to succeed his slain father, Mojtaba said all U.S. bases in ​the ‌region should ‌be ⁠closed as they would be attacked.

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