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Iran's supreme leader says closure of Strait of Hormuz should be used as leverage
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Iran's supreme leader says closure of Strait of Hormuz should be used as leverage

  • IRIB, ASSOCIATED PRESS, IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS HANDOUT
  • Mar 12, 2026
  • Mar 12, 2026 Updated 11 mins ago
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued Thursday his first statement on the war, saying that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used, and that attacks on Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will continue.

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