Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared the U.S. had suffered a defeat amid rising oil prices and threats of a naval blockade, asserting Iran's control over the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. In a statement broadcast on state television, he claimed a new chapter had begun in the region following U.S.-Israeli military actions. Khamenei, who was injured in the strikes that killed his predecessor, has not appeared publicly since being named leader in March.
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A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Wednesday (local time). Reuters Iran's supreme leader declared Thursday that the United States had suffered a shameful defeat, defiantly rejecting a warning from President Donald Trump that an economically-punishing U.S. naval blockade could be enforced for months to come.Oil prices hit a four-year high then fell back slightly, before Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written statement that was read out on state television declaring that Iran was now in the driver's seat in the crisis."Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world's…
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