Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called for the closure of all US bases in the region and threatened to use the Strait of Hormuz as a tool to pressure the US and Israel. We will update the report.
Iranian state television broadcast the first statement of the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtab Khamenei, on Thursday. In it, the son of the slain long-time leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, called for the closure of all American bases in the region. According to him, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will continue to be used as a tool to exert pressure on the US and Israel.
Announcement via television
The speech was read by the TV presenter. Khamenei has not appeared in public since the start of the US-Israeli attacks. TASR informs about it according to Sky News.