Supreme leader of Iran Mojtaba Khamenei has released his first-ever address as ayatollah of the Islamic Republic, but did not appear on camera to deliver it himself.
Khamanei told his compatriots that “the closure of the Strait of Hormuz should continue as a means of exerting pressure on the enemy.”
The speech was read aloud by a newscaster for Iranian state media, without an appearance by the supreme leader himself.
Mojtaba Khamenei was selected earlier this week to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after his assassination in the opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury.
He is reportedly injured, but the extent of his wounds are not known.
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