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Iran’s Supreme Leader Says It Will Protect Its Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
Khamenei said nuclear and missile capabilities are national assets and warned the United States has no place in the Persian Gulf.
- On Thursday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a defiant statement declaring the Persian Gulf's future is "without America," signaling Iran will maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz as a "new chapter" for the region.
- The vital sea channel remains closed two months into the conflict, blocking 20 per cent of global oil and gas supplies while pushing benchmark Brent crude prices to $126 a barrel.
- With a Friday deadline approaching under the War Powers Act for his 60-day campaign, President Donald Trump will reportedly receive a briefing on plans for fresh military strikes to compel Iranian flexibility.
- Khamenei explicitly vowed to protect Iran's "nuclear and missile capabilities" as national assets, despite the United States Navy's ongoing blockade designed to deprive Tehran of critical oil revenue.
- Efforts to resolve the conflict remain stalled as the United States pushes a new maritime coalition to navigate the disputed waters, with the Pentagon revealing the war has cost nearly $25 billion.
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Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear capabilities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader defiantly vowed Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. In a statement read by a state television anchor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the only place Americans belonged in the Persian Gulf is “at the bottom of its wat…
Iranian supreme leader says the only place Americans belong in the Gulf is 'at the bottom of its waters'
Iran’s supreme leader vowed Thursday in a defiant tone to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. In a statement read by a state television anchor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the only place Americans belonged in the Persian Gulf is “at the bottom of its waters” and that a “new c…
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Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has ended his silence with a bold declaration praising country’s dominance over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and pledging to protect the nation’s nuclear and missile programs. “Today, two months following the most significant military deployment and aggression by the world’s bullies in the region, and the United States’ humiliating failure in its objectives, a new chapter is beginning for the Persian G…
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