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Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as a tool of pressure, Reuters reports.

In his first public message, read out by a state TV broadcaster, Khamenei also said all US bases in the region should be closed as they will be attacked.

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