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In first remarks since succeeding his slain father — read out by a state television presenter and not in person — Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and avenge the blood of his country's martyrs

In first remarks since succeeding his slain father — read out by a state television presenter and not in person — Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and avenge the blood of his country's martyrs

Reuters

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Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei gave his first public statement since his appointment on Thursday, vowing revenge and saying the Strait of Hormuz will continue to be closed. The statement was being read out by a presenter on Iranian state television. Iran's new leader did not appear on television himself, raising questions about his health after he was believed to have been wounded in a strike early in the war with the U.S. and Israel.

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei gave his first public statement since his appointment on Thursday, vowing revenge and saying the Strait of Hormuz will continue to be closed. The statement was being read out by a presenter on Iranian state television. Iran's new leader did not appear on television himself, raising questions about his health after he was believed to have been wounded in a strike early in the war with the U.S. and Israel.

CBS News

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JUST IN: Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly releases a new statement on state television, vowing “revenge.” “A statement that was just read on Iranian state TV on behalf of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei — who we still have not had eyes on since this conflict began, since the massive attacks on Tehran that took the lives of so many in leadership.” “We were told he was injured.” “We haven’t seen him, although there have been reports that he has been in charge.” “But he has reportedly just said in this statement, ‘Iran is resolute in taking revenge’ and it will, quote, ‘take management of the Strait of Hormuz into a new phase.’”

JUST IN: Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly releases a new statement on state television, vowing “revenge.” “A statement that was just read on Iranian state TV on behalf of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei — who we still have not had eyes on since this conflict began, since the massive attacks on Tehran that took the lives of so many in leadership.” “We were told he was injured.” “We haven’t seen him, although there have been reports that he has been in charge.” “But he has reportedly just said in this statement, ‘Iran is resolute in taking revenge’ and it will, quote, ‘take management of the Strait of Hormuz into a new phase.’”

Overton

39,573 views • 4 months ago

Watch Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei's first statement that was read on state TV, where he called for national unity and said the Strait of Hormuz would continue to be closed to pressure enemies.

Watch Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei's first statement that was read on state TV, where he called for national unity and said the Strait of Hormuz would continue to be closed to pressure enemies.

Al Jazeera English

241,269 views • 5 months ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has accused the US and Israel of trying to create internal division within Iran to make up for its 'military defeats'. Khamenei's written statement was published and read out by Iranian state media.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has accused the US and Israel of trying to create internal division within Iran to make up for its 'military defeats'. Khamenei's written statement was published and read out by Iranian state media.

Al Jazeera Breaking News

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🚨 IRAN’S NEW LEADER NEVER SHOWED Instead of appearing himself, Mojtaba Khamenei’s message was read by a female announcer on state TV, with his photo displayed in the background. Key points from the statement: • “The Strait of Hormuz must continue to be blocked.” • Claimed Iranian forces “blocked the enemy’s path with strong blows.” • Thanked fighters of the “resistance front.” • Called on state institutions to assist the Iranian people. • Urged that “all possibilities must be utilized to close the Strait of Hormuz.” Notably, Khamenei did not appear on camera himself.

🚨 IRAN’S NEW LEADER NEVER SHOWED Instead of appearing himself, Mojtaba Khamenei’s message was read by a female announcer on state TV, with his photo displayed in the background. Key points from the statement: • “The Strait of Hormuz must continue to be blocked.” • Claimed Iranian forces “blocked the enemy’s path with strong blows.” • Thanked fighters of the “resistance front.” • Called on state institutions to assist the Iranian people. • Urged that “all possibilities must be utilized to close the Strait of Hormuz.” Notably, Khamenei did not appear on camera himself.

Mossad Commentary

129,704 views • 5 months ago

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a new statement on Thursday to mark National Persian Gulf Day, in which he said the future of the Persian Gulf will be one "without America," per a reading of the statement by Iranian state media.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a new statement on Thursday to mark National Persian Gulf Day, in which he said the future of the Persian Gulf will be one "without America," per a reading of the statement by Iranian state media.

ABC News

47,380 views • 3 months ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in joint U.S.–Israel airstrikes, Iranian state media confirms. Iranian state television announced his death on air, with the news anchor breaking down while delivering the statement. A historic moment marking a major geopolitical shift in the Middle East.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in joint U.S.–Israel airstrikes, Iranian state media confirms. Iranian state television announced his death on air, with the news anchor breaking down while delivering the statement. A historic moment marking a major geopolitical shift in the Middle East.

On Record

12,144 views • 5 months ago

A message from Iran's new supreme leader has been read on state TV to mark the Persian New Year. Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard publicly since his father, the previous supreme leader, was killed in an Israeli air strike. Sky's Dominic Waghorn reports from Tabriz in western Iran. 🔗

A message from Iran's new supreme leader has been read on state TV to mark the Persian New Year. Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard publicly since his father, the previous supreme leader, was killed in an Israeli air strike. Sky's Dominic Waghorn reports from Tabriz in western Iran. 🔗

Sky News

38,378 views • 4 months ago

🚨 BREAKING: NEW IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER TO ADDRESS THE NATION Iranian state media reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly installed Supreme Leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is expected to issue his first message to the nation today. The address will reportedly be delivered as a written statement. According to Iranian media, the message will outline: • The duties of the Iranian people • The role of the security forces and state institutions • The situation across the region • Iran’s confrontation with its enemies The statement is expected to set the tone for Tehran’s leadership during the war and could give the clearest signal yet of how the regime intends to respond moving forward.

🚨 BREAKING: NEW IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER TO ADDRESS THE NATION Iranian state media reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly installed Supreme Leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is expected to issue his first message to the nation today. The address will reportedly be delivered as a written statement. According to Iranian media, the message will outline: • The duties of the Iranian people • The role of the security forces and state institutions • The situation across the region • Iran’s confrontation with its enemies The statement is expected to set the tone for Tehran’s leadership during the war and could give the clearest signal yet of how the regime intends to respond moving forward.

Jim Ferguson

20,648 views • 5 months ago

In a message read on Iranian state TV, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the navy was ready to inflict ‘new bitter defeats’ on the US and Israel, as tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz where at least two merchant vessels reported coming under gunfire.

In a message read on Iranian state TV, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the navy was ready to inflict ‘new bitter defeats’ on the US and Israel, as tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz where at least two merchant vessels reported coming under gunfire.

Al Jazeera Breaking News

187,165 views • 3 months ago

BREAKING: Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not appeared publicly or spoken live on television. Instead, his message was read on Iranian state TV. There have previously been unconfirmed speculations that he was wounded or possibly killed in an Israeli/US airstrike. A statement on his behalf said: - Iran intends to continue pressuring its opponents, including using the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage. - “Iran will avenge the blood of the martyrs who died in the conflict with the U.S. and Israel.” - “We will obtain compensation from the enemy; if it resists, we will seize property of equivalent value, and if that proves impossible, we will destroy property of the same value.” - “We are committed to friendship with our neighbors and are targeting only military bases, but we will be forced to continue.”

BREAKING: Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not appeared publicly or spoken live on television. Instead, his message was read on Iranian state TV. There have previously been unconfirmed speculations that he was wounded or possibly killed in an Israeli/US airstrike. A statement on his behalf said: - Iran intends to continue pressuring its opponents, including using the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage. - “Iran will avenge the blood of the martyrs who died in the conflict with the U.S. and Israel.” - “We will obtain compensation from the enemy; if it resists, we will seize property of equivalent value, and if that proves impossible, we will destroy property of the same value.” - “We are committed to friendship with our neighbors and are targeting only military bases, but we will be forced to continue.”

Visegrád 24

135,697 views • 5 months ago

Ali Larijani, a top insider in Iran’s political and military system, was likely killed in an Israeli strike. His loss removes one of the few voices capable of moderating the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, making the system more rigid and security-driven. But operationally, the Islamic Republic endures, CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Ali Larijani, a top insider in Iran’s political and military system, was likely killed in an Israeli strike. His loss removes one of the few voices capable of moderating the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, making the system more rigid and security-driven. But operationally, the Islamic Republic endures, CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.

CBS News

60,104 views • 4 months ago

⭕️ Iran’s Supreme Leader hails “new chapter” in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that Iran will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as national assets, and that two months after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began, “a new chapter is emerging in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.” In a written statement read by a state television anchor in commemoration of National Persian Gulf Day, Khamenei said, “We and our neighbors across the waters of the Persian Gulf and the (Gulf) of Oman share a common destiny. Foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away to act with greed and malice there have no place in it—except at the bottom of its waters.” He added, “America’s hollow bases do not even have the strength and capacity to ensure their own security, let alone that there is any hope that America will provide security to its dependents and American-loving people in the region.” He stated that a “new legal framework and management system,” for the Strait of Hormuz, will economically benefit Iran, as well as “advance comfort and development for all the region’s nations.” 🎥 Video shared by Iran’s Supreme Leader on his official Telegram channel, alongside the message

⭕️ Iran’s Supreme Leader hails “new chapter” in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that Iran will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as national assets, and that two months after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began, “a new chapter is emerging in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.” In a written statement read by a state television anchor in commemoration of National Persian Gulf Day, Khamenei said, “We and our neighbors across the waters of the Persian Gulf and the (Gulf) of Oman share a common destiny. Foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away to act with greed and malice there have no place in it—except at the bottom of its waters.” He added, “America’s hollow bases do not even have the strength and capacity to ensure their own security, let alone that there is any hope that America will provide security to its dependents and American-loving people in the region.” He stated that a “new legal framework and management system,” for the Strait of Hormuz, will economically benefit Iran, as well as “advance comfort and development for all the region’s nations.” 🎥 Video shared by Iran’s Supreme Leader on his official Telegram channel, alongside the message

Drop Site

36,714 views • 3 months ago

🚨🇮🇷 4 days after his appointment, the world finally got Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei's first message. But he didn't appear on video or release audio. Just a lengthy written statement that was read out on state TV. The message: he saw his father's dead body with "his fist clenched in what he said was a final sign of resistance." Demanded reparations from the U.S. Told Gulf states to shut down American bases, or they remain targets. Doubled down on keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed. Praised the resistance front. This wasn't the message of a regime on the brink of collapse. This was defiance. The real question: we still haven't seen or heard from the new leader, who was reportedly wounded in the opening days of the war. While the statement satisfies his base, who's actually calling the shots? What's clear is Iran's showing no signs of backing down.

🚨🇮🇷 4 days after his appointment, the world finally got Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei's first message. But he didn't appear on video or release audio. Just a lengthy written statement that was read out on state TV. The message: he saw his father's dead body with "his fist clenched in what he said was a final sign of resistance." Demanded reparations from the U.S. Told Gulf states to shut down American bases, or they remain targets. Doubled down on keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed. Praised the resistance front. This wasn't the message of a regime on the brink of collapse. This was defiance. The real question: we still haven't seen or heard from the new leader, who was reportedly wounded in the opening days of the war. While the statement satisfies his base, who's actually calling the shots? What's clear is Iran's showing no signs of backing down.

Mario Nawfal

1,610,550 views • 5 months ago

🚨 Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, Iranian state media confirm, as U.S.–Israeli strikes continue across the country. Khamenei, 86, rose through Iran’s clerical ranks after playing a pivotal role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution and became supreme leader in 1989, shaping the country’s political, religious and military institutions for more than three decades. ➤ Video 1: The leader of the Iranian Revolution speaks to a child about “martyrdom.” (Clip: Iran Screenshot) ➤ Video 2: Iran’s state media announces his death ⬇️

🚨 Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, Iranian state media confirm, as U.S.–Israeli strikes continue across the country. Khamenei, 86, rose through Iran’s clerical ranks after playing a pivotal role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution and became supreme leader in 1989, shaping the country’s political, religious and military institutions for more than three decades. ➤ Video 1: The leader of the Iranian Revolution speaks to a child about “martyrdom.” (Clip: Iran Screenshot) ➤ Video 2: Iran’s state media announces his death ⬇️

Drop Site

586,535 views • 5 months ago

In this new written message, read out on state television after Ali Khamenei's funeral, #Iran's regime's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei promises vengeance, "We pledge to avenge the blood of ⁠the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two ⁠wars from the criminal and disgraced killers." It raises real questions as to why he can't release even an audio message.

In this new written message, read out on state television after Ali Khamenei's funeral, #Iran's regime's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei promises vengeance, "We pledge to avenge the blood of ⁠the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two ⁠wars from the criminal and disgraced killers." It raises real questions as to why he can't release even an audio message.

Jason Brodsky

49,405 views • 1 month ago

Speaking at a trophy presentation in the White House, Trump claimed that the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaigns had destroyed the Iranian regime's leadership: "We have nobody to talk to. And you know what? We like it that way." He made the remarks as Iran’s new Supreme Leader’s statement was being read live on Iranian state television. Full details on Mojtaba Khamenei’s message will be available on our feed shortly.

Speaking at a trophy presentation in the White House, Trump claimed that the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaigns had destroyed the Iranian regime's leadership: "We have nobody to talk to. And you know what? We like it that way." He made the remarks as Iran’s new Supreme Leader’s statement was being read live on Iranian state television. Full details on Mojtaba Khamenei’s message will be available on our feed shortly.

Drop Site

35,872 views • 4 months ago

JUST IN 🇮🇷🇺🇸: We Get a Hint at the Next Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Hossein Ali Eshkevari, a member of the Iranian Assembly of Experts, said that the new Supreme Leader has already been chosen. He hinted at his identity by saying that "the name Khamenei will continue to remain at the head of Iran." After seeing this people are speculating that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been selected. We shall see

JUST IN 🇮🇷🇺🇸: We Get a Hint at the Next Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Hossein Ali Eshkevari, a member of the Iranian Assembly of Experts, said that the new Supreme Leader has already been chosen. He hinted at his identity by saying that "the name Khamenei will continue to remain at the head of Iran." After seeing this people are speculating that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been selected. We shall see

Ryan Rozbiani

72,260 views • 5 months ago

🚨 IRAN SIGNALS MILITARY READINESS A senior advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared on Iranian state television today wearing a military uniform for the first time. His message was explicit: “The situation in our region requires a message that we are ready for a military conflict.” In Arabic, he clarified that this was not symbolic or political theater, but an operational message, stating that wearing the uniform itself is part of the signal. Stay connected, follow Mossad Commentary

🚨 IRAN SIGNALS MILITARY READINESS A senior advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared on Iranian state television today wearing a military uniform for the first time. His message was explicit: “The situation in our region requires a message that we are ready for a military conflict.” In Arabic, he clarified that this was not symbolic or political theater, but an operational message, stating that wearing the uniform itself is part of the signal. Stay connected, follow Mossad Commentary

Mossad Commentary

46,370 views • 6 months ago