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State TV says Mojtaba Khamenei wants compensation and vows tighter control of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran faces a fragile ceasefire.
- On Thursday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei stated in a written message that Iran does not want war with the United States or Israel, but will protect its rights. He declared, "We did not seek war and we do not want it."
- Tehran recently agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the United States, yet Khamenei emphasized that Iran considers the "entire resistance front as a whole," referring to ongoing Israeli strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- Air raid alerts rang out across Israel early Friday in Tel Aviv and Ashdod following rocket fire from Lebanon, with Israeli air-defense systems intercepting at least one incoming rocket.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved peace talks in Washington to be overseen by Vice President JD Vance, while President Donald Trump warned Iran that oil will flow "with or without" Iran's help regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s Khamenei says does not seek war, will not renounce rights
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in his latest written message the Islamic republic did not want war with the United States and Israel, but would protect its rights as a nation, state television reported Thursday. "We did not seek war and we do not want it," he said in the message read out on state TV, weeks after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on 28 February, the first day of the war. "But we will not renounce our…
Middle East live: Khamenei says Iran does not want war but will defend its rights
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in his latest written message the Islamic republic did not want war with the United States and Israel, but would protect its rights as a nation, state television reported Thursday. This comes amid plans for tense discussions between Israel and Lebanon in the US next week. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Khamenei also stated that Iran would "take the management of the Strait of Ormuz to a new stage".
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