Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is Iran's Supreme Leader.
Notable Quotes
"We pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers."View Story →
"The lever of closing the Strait of Hormuz must certainly continue to be used as well."View Story →
"I assure everyone that we will not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs."View Story →
"Iran would keep fighting and continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the U.S. and Israel."View Story →
"the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used, and that attacks on Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will continue."View Story →
"We will certainly not leave unpunished the criminal aggressors who attacked our country. We will undoubtedly demand compensation for every single damage inflicted."View Story →
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