Iran's New Supreme Leader Makes Hardline Remarks as US-Israel "Quick Victory" Plan Fails

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-12T23:44:31+00:00

On the 12th local time, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei released his first statement since taking office. In the statement, he indicated that he will continue to use the measure of blocking the Strait of Hormuz and called on regional neighboring countries to close U.S. military bases as soon as possible. Subsequently, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that his forces will respond to the Supreme Leader's instructions and continue to block the Strait of Hormuz. (CCTV News)

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2026-03-12 23:44:31

On the 12th local time, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued his first statement after taking office. In the statement, he said that Iran will continue to use the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a strategy and called on neighboring countries in the region to close U.S. military bases as soon as possible. Subsequently, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that his forces will respond to the Supreme Leader’s instructions and continue to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. (CCTV News)

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