Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, the first remarks attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father, APA reports citing Reuters.
In a defiant address, Khamenei said Iran's neighbours should close all U.S. bases on their territory, which Iran would continue to attack.
"I assure everyone that we will not neglect avenging the blood of your martyrs," he told the Iranian people.
"The popular demand is to continue our effective defence and make the enemy regret! The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used," he said of the shipping route, where a fifth of global oil normally runs past Iran's coast.
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