Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new "verified" account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk.
Khamenei, whose X handle is @Rahbarenghelab_, went on a tweetstorm Thursday about the war against Iran by the U.S. and Israel, and the Islamic Republic's response to it.
"Dear fighter brothers! The desire of the masses of the people is the continuation of effective and regret-inducing defense. Furthermore, the leverage of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must certainly continue to be used," Khamenei wrote in one post to his more than 44,000 followers on X. All of the posts have been translated by X from Persian.
"I assure everyone that we will not forgo vengeance for the blood of your martyrs," he wrote in another post.
In addition to talking about the Strait of Hormuz, Khamenei urged Iran's neighbors in the Middle East to "clarify their stance" and for those that host U.S. military bases to shut them down.
