A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on March 9. Photo: Arezoo / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in his first public message that his country will take revenge for the ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks.
Why it matters: Khamenei warned that attacks on U.S. military bases in the region would continue if they aren’t shut down and stressed Iran will maintain its leverage by continuing to close the Strait of Hormuz.
“We will not forgo avenging the blood of the martyrs. Every citizen killed by the enemy is a case for vengeance in itself,” he said.