Iran’s New Supreme Leader Khamenei Says Hormuz Strait Should Stay Closed

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Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed and signaled he won’t back down in the Middle East war, in his first public comments since succeeding his assassinated father.

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Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed and signaled he won’t back down in the Middle East war, in his first public comments since succeeding his assassinated father.