Background: Leadership Change in Iran A statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was read out on state television on Thursday, where he praised a ‘new chapter’ for the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Mojtaba Khamenei assumed the position of Supreme Leader of Iran on March 8, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, who … Continue reading New chapter being written for Gulf, Strait of Hormuz – Iran’s Supreme Leader says region ‘shares common destiny’ away from ‘outsiders driven by greed’