Without appearing in public, Mojtaba Khamenei spreads his first message after taking power in Iran

The designation came a few days after his father died during the joint military offensive launched by the United States and Israel against Iranian regime targets.

The initial attack occurred on February 28 and also resulted in the death of several members of the Iranian leader's family

Among the victims were:

The victims include:

• several senior government ministers in the

• Iranian Army, members of the

• regime's political apparatus

response, Iran launched missiles and drones against Israeli territory and against U.S. interests in the Middle East, including military bases in different countries in the

The conflict continues to escalate as the international community observes with concern the evolution of the war.

The new supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, issued his first public message since taking power after the death of his father, although he still does not appear physically before the population.

In a message read on Iranian state television, the new head of the regime assured that Iranian forces must keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed, one of the most important energy corridors on the planet.

“The lever to block the Strait of Hormuz must be used definitively,” said the Ayatollah in the statement transmitted by official media.

A key part of the oil and gas that supplies the world market usually passes through this maritime route, making any threat to the passage a factor with a strong geopolitical impact.

Tribute to the old regime and support for allied militias

During the message, Mojtaba Khamenei recalled his father, the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and also mentioned the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ruhollah Khomeini

The new leader of the regime also praised what he called “resistance front fighters”, a reference to armed organizations linked to Tehran.

Among them, he mentioned:

• the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon, the

• Houthi rebels in Yemen

,

• pro-Iranian militias active in Iraq

Khamenei also urged countries in the region to expel what he called “invading forces”, in reference to the military bases of

A strategic message divided into seven points

Minutes before the release of the speech, the office of the supreme leader had announced the publication of a “strategic message”

The statement, as reported on state television, was structured in seven main sections, including:

• the tribute to the “martyred leader of the Revolution”, referring to Ali Khamenei

the

• role of the Iranian people the responsibilities of

• the Armed Forces the functions of

• the government the role of