Iran- Israel War: Khamenei's Close Aide Calls For Missile Strike On US Naval Fleet: 'Now Our Turn To Act'

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Iran-Israel War: Hossein Shariatmadari, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's representative, has reportedly called for immediate retaliation following the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Shariatmadari's statement comes hours after US B-2 bombers struck three nuclear facilities in Iran.

Shariatmadari, the managing editor of Kayhan and also known to be Ali Khamenei's close confidante, has said that Iran should launch a missile strike on the US naval fleet in Bahrain and close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French ships.

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“It is now our turn to act without delay. As a first step, we must launch missile strike on the US naval fleet in Bahrain and simultaneously close the strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French ships,,” Shariatmadari was quoted as saying in Kayhan newspaper.

The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday night that the United States has entered Israel's war against Iran by bombing three nuclear sites of the Islamic Republic in the second week of the conflict.

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Speaking from the White House on Saturday night (US time), President Trump dubbed Iran as "the bully of the Middle East " and warned that the Islamic country "must now make peace." Trump's statement came after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear sites - Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow - further escalating the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.

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