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Iran's new Supreme Leader Moshtab Kamani issued a statement Thursday ordering the military to continue blocking shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, read on state TV as 'effective and punishing defense.' Iran released video of attacks on an oil tanker near Iraq and struck at least six ships plus oil facilities. This escalates as US bombs Iran and a massive Oklahoma rally supported Palestinians after a woman was killed by US-Israeli strike shrapnel. The conflict shows no signs of slowing with US Central Command confirming ongoing strikes.

Iran's new Supreme Leader Moshtab Kamani issued a statement read on state TV ordering the military to persist in blocking shipments through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing war with the US and Israel. Iranian forces struck at least six oil tankers near Iraq and facilities in Bahrain, driving oil prices above $100 per barrel. Iran claims readiness for a long war of attrition to disrupt the world economy, rejecting diplomacy until the US ends aggression. President Trump asserted the conflict is progressing rapidly with superior US forces.