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Iran's supreme leader vows to continue attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors

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Newest development Mar 13, 2026 · 4 reportsEuropean allies talk with Iran to seek safe passage through Hormuz: Report

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, has stated that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran's attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue, in his first statement since his appointment.

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    Iran's supreme leader vows to continue attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors

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    European allies talk with Iran to seek safe passage through Hormuz: Report

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  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed as new leader speaks | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    DUBAI >> Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, the first remarks attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Iran’s New Leader: ‘Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed’ (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has made his first statement said Iran’s new supreme leader, stating the Strait of Hormuz will

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Iran's supreme leader vows to continue attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, has stated that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran's attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue, in his first statement since his appointment.

  4. CBS News

    New Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz must remain shut in first message: State TV (opens CBS News)

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    Iranian state media say the country's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first public statement, has called for the Strait of Hormuz to remain shut.

  5. KVOA Tucson

    BREAKING: New Iran Supreme Leader says Strait of Hormuz should stay closed (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    TEHRAN, Iran (KVOA) - Iran

  6. The Guardian

    Iran vows to fight on in first message issued in name of Mojtaba Khamenei (opens The Guardian)

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    Tehran will keep strait of Hormuz closed and continue attacks on US assets, speech read out on state TV says

  7. Legal Insurrection

    Iran's New 'Supreme Leader' Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed as 'Tool to Pressure Enemy' (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Israeli Air Forces targets regime's Basij Forces, deployed to suppress protests in Tehran.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Iran’s Supreme Leader says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed in first message to public - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be

  9. Newsweek

    European allies talk with Iran to seek safe passage through Hormuz: Report (opens Newsweek)

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    Several nations have now opened talks with Iran as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and oil and gas prices spike.

  10. Breitbart News

    Iranian Official Defies Purported Message from Cardboard Khamenei, Says Strait of Hormuz Open (opens Breitbart News)

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    Iran's top diplomat at the United Nations declared Thursday, "We are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz."

  11. Al-Monitor

    Iran not going to close Strait of Hormuz, Iran UN envoy says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    March 12 (Reuters) - Iran's U.N. Ambassador said on Thursday Tehran was not going to close the Strait of Hormuz, but added that it was Iran's right to preserve the security of the key shipping route.Amir Saeid Iravani made his comments to reporters at the United Nations when asked about remarks by n…

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