DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's secretive new supreme leader vowed Thursday to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel. It was his first public statement since he succeeded his father, who was killed in a Feb. 28 Israeli strike.
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A woman sits on a pile of rubble Thursday across from a residential building damaged Sunday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran.
Vahid Salemi, Associated Press
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An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port late Wednesday near Basra, Iraq.
Associated Press
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Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued his first public address, choosing a medium that omitted both his image and his voice. Amos Hochstein, former senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, describes the move as ‘striking
CBC - World Video
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Workers inspect damage caused by a drone strike overnight at the Address Creek Harbour hotel Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Fatima Shbair, Associated Press
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A woman gathers belongings from her family's home after it was damaged by a projectile launched from Lebanon on Thursday in Haniel, central Israel.
Baz Ratner, Associated Press
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