DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed as a tool of pressure.
In a message read out by a state TV broadcaster, the first the new supreme leader has issued since he was appointed to succeed his slain father, Mojtaba said all U.S. bases in the region should be closed as they would be attacked.
(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi and Elwelly Elwelly, Writing by Nayera Abdallah, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
