June 22, 2025
Prominent adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says it “must launch missile strikes” on US Navy ships
by CNN’s Todd Symons
A prominent adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has called for missile strikes on US Navy ships and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route.
“Following America’s attack on the Fordow nuclear installation, it is now our turn,” warned Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor-in-chief of the hardline Kayhan newspaper, a well-known conservative voice who has previously identified himself as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s “representative.”
A Telegram message from Kayhan quoted Shariatmadari as saying: “Without hesitation or delay, as a first step we must launch missile strikes on the American naval fleet based in Bahrain and simultaneously close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French shipping.”
The message ended with a quote from the Quran, which read: “Kill them wherever you shall overtake (find) them.”
There has been no official response yet from Supreme Leader Khamenei to the US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
http://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-conflict-06-22-25-intl-hnk#cmc731m7j001n3b6mbgowps8g
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