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  "path": "/2026/03/12/new-supreme-leader-issues-defiant-statement/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T13:51:36.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
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  "textContent": "“Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, struck a defiant tone on Thursday in what Iranian state media said were his first public comments since succeeding his slain father, vowing that Iran would continue to block the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route, and that it would not refrain from ‘avenging the blood of the […]",
  "title": "New Supreme Leader Issues Defiant Statement"
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