Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#75AEB)
Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate enemy's abuses of the waterway' and guard its nuclear and missile programmes
Iran's supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran's control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country's nuclear and missile programmes.
Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world's bullies in the region, and the United States' disgraceful defeat in its plans, a new chapter is unfolding for the Persian Gulf and the strait of Hormuz," Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement read by a state television anchor.
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