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Eliminated old tyrant, new one can't show his face in public, says Netanyahu
Hello Readers! Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack US bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, his first remarks since succeeding his slain father. In the defiant address, Khamenei said the United States must close all its bases in the region. The strait, which runs past Iran's coast and supplies a fifth of the world's oil, should remain shut to put pressure on the enemy, he said. The West Asian conflict escalated on March 11 as the US claimed to strike 16 mine-laying Iranian ships near the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued its attacks on neighbouring countries. Stay Tuned with DH for all the live updates.