Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge and to continue to put pressure on the Strait of Hormuz in first remarks aired on state TV.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei provided a statement for the first time since U.S.-Israeli strikes killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016. Rouhollah Vahdati/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo DUBAI,

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz and attacking US military bases in the region in his first public comments since his appointment. In a written statement published on state media and shared on his slain father’s official website,

Iran’s new supreme leader said the Strait of Hormuz should remain shut and Tehran will look to open other fronts in the war if the US and Israel persist with their attacks.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on the war on Thursday, saying Iran should close the Strait of Hormuz and keep attacking its Gulf Arab neighbors as leverage.

Mojtaba Khamenei was named the Islamic Republic of Iran's third Supreme Leader after the death of his father in air strikes

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on the first public message from Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is calling for the expulsion of U.S. forces and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.