#Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah #MojtabaKhamenei issued his first statement on the #war, saying that the #StraitOfHormuz will remain closed as a “tool of pressure", & that attacks on Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will continue.
#Khamenei did not appear on camera. intelligence sources believe he was wounded in the attack that killed his family. Khamenei called on Gulf Arabs to “shut down” #US bases, saying promised US protection is “nothing more than a lie.”
#TrumpsWar
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-12-2026#0000019c-e23f-d96f-a9df-e2bf55d50000
“I assure everyone that we will not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs. The retaliation we have in mind is not limited only to the martyrdom of the great leader of the Revolution; rather, every member of the nation who is martyred by the enemy constitutes a separate case in the file of revenge,” #MojtabaKhamenei said.
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