by Daily Sabah with Agencies

Apr 09, 2026 9:00 pm

Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said Thursday that the country will enter a new phase in managing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while emphasizing that Tehran does not seek war but will firmly defend its rights and views resistance groups as a unified front.

Khamenei said Iran “did not seek and does not seek war,” but stressed that the country will “never give up its legitimate rights.”