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Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz must stay closed and that all U.S. military bases in the Middle East should shut immediately, warning of further attacks.
It’s Khamenei’s first public comments since being appointed as Iran’s supreme leader on March 9.
Oil prices extended gains following the comments.



This is going to be a war of attrition for the record books. Pure stupidity coming from this criminal administration.