09:30 AM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday the Strait of Hormuz should remained closed, Bloomberg reported, citing a statement from the leader published by Iranian state TV.

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