The message attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei comes as a recycled political narrative, built on repeating claims and falsehoods about the Arab Gulf states, in an attempt to impose a one-sided vision on a region undergoing major developmental and strategic transformations, writes Anwar Abdulrahman in a comment in the Gulf Daily News, our sister newspaper.
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its conflict with the US and Israel, reported Reuters. Meanwhile, the US military confirmed a seventh soldier has died from wounds sustained during Iran's initial counter-attack a week ago,
Ships must co-ordinate with Iran's navy to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, reported the country's Mehr news agency on Thursday citing the foreign ministry. This comes after its new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's threat to keep this vital passage shut as leverage against the US and Israel.
