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Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei strikes defiant tone in first public statement
Khamenei said Iran would "avenge the blood of [its] martyrs" and suggested opening new fronts in the war
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Mojtaba Khamenei releases first statement as supreme leader but does not appear on camera
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Supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has released his first-ever address as ayatollah of the Islamic Republic, but he did not appear on camera to deliver it himself. Khamenei told his compatriots that “the closure of the Strait of Hormuz should continue as a means of exerting pressure on the enemy.” The speech was read…
