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Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei demands U.S. base closures and continuation of Strait of Hormuz blockade, calling U.S. security claims a lie amid escalating regional conflict.
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US bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, must be shut down - Iranian leader, Khamenei
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday ordered the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and demanded the shutdown of all United States military bases in the Middle East, escalating tensions with Washington and its regional allies. In a message broadcast by Iranian state television outlet Press TV, Mojtaba Khamenei issued the directive as his first official order since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, who Iran said was …
Mojtaba Khamenei also called on the countries of the region to close the U.S. military bases, a speech read by a state television journalist.
In his first public statement, Iran's new religious leader did not de-escalate anything. On the contrary, the attacks on US military bases should continue. The oil price reacts.
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