TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s new supreme leader ordered the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping lane to remain closed on Thursday, while U.S. President Donald Trump said stopping the Islamic republic’s “evil empire” was more important than crude prices.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who was reportedly injured in an air strike, has yet to appear publicly since his nomination last Sunday as supreme leader, and his defiant message was read by a newscaster on state television.
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