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Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei rejects US naval blockade warning
Filed: Apr 30, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Summary: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the US had suffered defeat and rejected a warning about enforcing a naval blockade for months.
WHO: Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
WHAT: Defiance of a US warning regarding an economically punishing naval blockade
WHEN: Apr 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM ET
WHERE: Persian Gulf
WHY: He said the US had suffered a shameful defeat and rejected the warning.
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