Iran's new supreme leader orders Strait of Hormuz to stay shut
發佈日期: 2026-03-12 23:46
TVB News
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran's attacks on Gulf Arab neighbours will continue.
His first statement since his appointment was read out by a journalist on state television. Khamenei did not appear on camera.
An Israeli assessment indicates he was wounded in the war's opening salvo.
He vowed to avenge those killed in the war, including in a strike on a school.
He said Iran would "obtain compensation" from its enemy, referring to the United States.
If it refuses, Iran will "take from its assets" or destroy them to the same extent, he said.
