Khamenei Vows Revenge; Oman Proposes Separating Hormuz Shipping Lanes

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The Supreme Leader of Iran has issued a statement vowing revenge for the victims of the current war. Meanwhile, neighboring Oman has proposed that Iran manage shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz separately to ensure safe passage.

Report by Hong Yeongjae.

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Mojtaba Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, released a written message following the recent funeral of his father, Ayatollah Khamenei.

The statement vows revenge for his father, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, as well as for all victims of the current war.

[Voice (Reading of Khamenei's statement): We swear to avenge your innocent blood and the blood of all martyrs of the two wars from the criminal and cowardly murderers.]

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian representative for negotiations and Speaker of the Parliament, warned that this conflict would never end in Iran's surrender, adding that if the U.S. provokes them again, Iran will engage in an all-out defensive war.

[Amir Saeid Iravani / Iranian Ambassador to the UN: The United States must bear full responsibility for all legal and political consequences caused by its illegal actions.]

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that if Iran truly attempts to assassinate him, he is prepared to annihilate the entire country of Iran.

This marks an escalation in rhetoric compared to his comments while changing planes on his way back from the NATO summit, where he had mentioned the assassination threat from Iran.

[Trump / U.S. President: I, too, may not be safe. As is already known, I am their top target for elimination. I am the number one target for those vicious people.]

A few hours earlier, he said that while he agreed to Iran's request to continue dialogue, he firmly informed them that the ceasefire was over.

Amidst the war of nerves between the U.S. and Iran, which has made the outlook for negotiations increasingly uncertain, Iran and Oman held foreign ministerial talks to exchange views on ways to guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNN reported that Oman has proposed a plan to divide the management of the shipping lanes into a northern route controlled by Iran and a southern route passing through Omani territorial waters.

(Video Editing: Jung Yong-hwa)
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