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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.
Did anyone really believe that though? It’s been wide knowledge that attacking Iran would have been a stupid move given the amount of power the theocracy has. They regularly massacre protestors and don’t give a fuck. Theocracies don’t have the same limitations of other forms of authoritarians with a central head. Everything is laid out in doctrine, which is seen as higher than law.