Iran’s New ‘Supreme Leader’ Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed as ‘Tool to Pressure Enemy’
Israeli Air Forces targets regime’s Basij Forces, deployed to suppress protests in Tehran.
Iran’s new ‘Supreme Leader,’ Mojtaba Khamenei, made bold threats and demands in his first public statement since taking office four days ago.
Mojtaba, the son and the successor of Iran’s recently killed tyrant, Ali Khamenei, declared that his regime forces will keep the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. “The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used,” Khamenei Jr. declared in a statement read out on the main state-run TV channel.
“We will not refrain from avenging the blood of the martyrs,” he threatened, referring to his father and several dozen top regime operatives eliminated in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Mojtaba, who has not been seen in public since taking the office, is believed to have been injured in the opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury that killed his father. According to The New York Times, regime “[o]fficials say Mojtaba Khamenei’s legs were hurt, but the circumstances as well as the extent of his injuries were unclear.”
The news Iranian dictator, while hiding from his own people, demanded that the United States and Israel pay war reparations or face “destruction” of “their assets accordingly.”
The new Ayatullah also thanked Iranian proxy terror groups, Lebanon-based Hezbollah, and Yemen’s Houthis, for dragging their countries into the conflict.
Israel’s Ynetnews covered Mojtaba’s address:
Twelve days after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the opening strike of the war — while he himself was only lightly wounded — Mojtaba Khamenei, who was appointed as his father’s successor as supreme leader on Thursday afternoon released his first message. The statement was read on his behalf by an announcer on Iranian state television. The new Iranian leader has not been seen in public since the war began and has yet to appear on camera.
In the statement, Mojtaba Khamenei called for the struggle against the United States and Israel to continue, urged that the Strait of Hormuz remain closed and vowed: “We will not refrain from avenging the blood of the martyrs.”
Khamenei’s son also promised that attacks on Gulf states would continue. He called on those countries to shut down the American bases on their territory. “We believe in friendship with our neighbors and are targeting only military bases. We will be forced to continue these attacks,” he said.
He thanked the “fighters of the resistance front” — Iran’s network of allied militias and groups across the Middle East — describing them as “Iran’s best sons.” Khamenei’s son also demanded compensation from “the enemies” and warned that if it was not paid, Iran would “destroy” their assets to the same extent. In his speech he called on the Iranian public to take part Friday in rallies marking Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), when Iran marks its opposition to Israel and Zionism.
He also thanked Iran’s proxies, noting Hezbollah’s entry into the fighting. “We saw how Hezbollah supported the Islamic Republic despite all the obstacles, and the Iraqi resistance continued bravely,” he said.
The Ayatullah’s address comes as the war enters its decisive phase. On Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the “most intensive phase of the war” is about to begin as Israel plans to reach its military aims in the next two to three weeks.
Hours later, Iran and Hezbollah launched simultaneous drone and missile barrages at Israel, the biggest coordinated attack of its kind since the war began twelve days ago. Hundreds of Hezbollah drones and rockets breached Israeli airspace as Iranian ballistic missiles targeted Jerusalem.
The Israeli military has launched a counter-offensive, striking Iranian and Hezbollah leadership and command centers, as well as their missile stockpile and launch sites.
The IDF military, on Thursday evening, announced the elimination of Quds Forces’ commander Ali Muslim Tab. He commanded Iran’s notorious Imam Hossein Division, which has thousands of terrorist fighters operating in countries across the Middle East.
“The IDF said an airstrike killed Ali Muslim Tabaja, commander of the Iranian Imam Hossein Division, along with several senior operatives involved in attacks on Israel,” the Israel National News reported. “The Imam Hussein Division is a military force used by the Iranian Quds Force to strengthen the Iranian axis and to operate against the IDF and Israeli civilians.”
🔴ELIMINATED: Ali Muslim Tabaja, a senior commander of the Iranian Imam Hossein Division.
Tabaja was a key figure who held a series of military roles both within Hezbollah and within the division.
The Imam Hussein Division is a military force used by the Iranian Quds Force to… pic.twitter.com/R6bJ0KLUWe
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 12, 2026
Israeli Air Force targets regime’s Basij Forces, deployed to suppress protests in Tehran
Israeli armed forces are also targeting Iran’s Basij militia, charged with suppressing the anti-regime uprising. In precision strikes across Tehran, the Israeli fighter jets hit Basij checkpoints and forces–signalling support for pro-democracy protests.
The Israeli TV channel i24NEWS reported Thursday evening:
The IDF said a short while ago that the Israeli Air Force struck roadblocks and operatives from Iran’s Basij Force that had recently been established across Tehran.
According to the military, the strikes followed intelligence indicating that Basij soldiers had set up roadblocks in several locations in the Iranian capital after many Iranian internal security assets were degraded in recent operations. The IDF said the air force targeted the roadblocks and the operatives manning them over the past day.
The Basij force is part of Iran’s security apparatus and has been responsible for suppressing internal protests, including through mass arrests and the use of force against demonstrators, the IDF said. The military added that the strikes are part of ongoing efforts to damage the Iranian regime’s military systems and operational capabilities.
🚨WATCH: A drone attack on a checkpoint of the Basij https://t.co/6pt7z3rZ8O pic.twitter.com/dGVtafy9ub
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) March 11, 2026
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we should actually let the euros who need and sponsor the Iranians decide if they want to fight this
we are fighting this part on behalf of euro…not israel,,but euro
drill baby drill >>>djt>>maga
100 points for killing this clown. Kill him dead,
Does he have any sons of age or brothers who can inherit the mantle of leadership in Iran’s democracy (snort- definitely the democratic party kind of democracy)? If so save time and kill the too and with extreme prejudice,
Take them all out, every last one.
And then kill him again!
Iran itself and Chinese ships are making it through (although a Chinese ship got hit with a ‘projectile”)
US needs to blockade Iranian ships (we dont have the assets yet), start seizing them, cut off their money supply.
I didnt really approve of starting the war. But now, the biggest risk is that we lose the willpower to see it through and finish it. The regime cannot survive. Khameni and the Iranian Prez need to be hit.
You make an excellent point. Whether you agree with starting the war or not in must be seen through to a conclusion.
This is what is wrong with the democrats. Instead of getting behind the country when it is in a war they are almost rooting for the other side. Disgusting, They can and should have hearings and ask questions but they basically oppose just to oppose.
Democrats definitely don’t have the will to win. That’s the last thing they need!
All politicians lose the will when the bodies pile up. Washington is warning us of the dangers of foreign wars from his grave.
But, we broke the Straight of Hormuz. Now we gotta fix it.
This war started when the Sha of Iran died, (remember when the Ayatollah held the embassy staff captive for more than a year?) It’s just that few presidents would shoot back even when many Americans were killed. But for now the Ayatollahs just need to keep buying more navy ships and missiles.
He didn’t die, they ran him out. He died years later in Egypt.
Iran’s New ‘Supreme Leader’ Says…
He’s issuing fatwas from his coma? Impressive….
Maybe he has an autopen too.
In honor of Moohammy, they dubbed it the Auto-Mo.
And a pal/advisor like Dr. Jill
I hope this bastard will be killed, and given a burial at sea – in the Strait of Hormuz.
Khamenei: The Strait must be used for leverage.
Schumer: The shutdown must be used for leverage.
I gotcher leverage right here, dead boy.
Clear the seas and drop a big one. Fixed.