#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