Strait of Hormuz must stay closed, Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei says in defiant statement
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In his first statement since succeeding his father, Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Khamenei stated that blocking the Strait, a vital waterway for global oil supplies, "must definitely be used." He also demanded the United States close all its bases in the region. The statement, broadcast on state television on Thursday, follows the death of his father at the start of the US-Israel war against Iran. The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic location through which approximately one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes.
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AI-ExtractedKhamenei's remarks were his first since his father was killed at the start of the US-Israel war against Iran.
Khamenei said the US must close all of its bases in the region as soon as possible.
Mojtaba Khamenei said the lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used.
Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz supplies a fifth of the world’s oil.
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