Motjaba Khamenei

Strait of Hormuz blockade should continue says Iran's new Supreme Leader: Middle East conflict on 12 March

Iran should continue “blocking the Strait of Hormuz,” while the U.S. should “shut” its Middle East military bases, new Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Thursday in his first speech since being elected. He is still yet to appear in public, and a broadcaster read out his words.

Iran should continue 'blocking the Strait of Hormuz' Mojtaba Khamenei says in first statement

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Middle East Conflict

Iran should continue 'blocking the Strait of Hormuz' Mojtaba Khamenei says in first statement

New Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran should continue ‘blocking the Strait of Hormuz’ in his first statement since his election, read out on Iranian State television on Thursday (12 March).

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's next Supreme Leader?

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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's next Supreme Leader?

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a hardline cleric with strong backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His rise signals continuity in Tehran's anti-Western policies.

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