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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

'Mojtaba Khamenei is 90% gone': Trump makes big claim as US-Iran conflict spirals out of control

Washington: US President Donald Trump has asserted that Iran's top military leadership has been eliminated, claiming that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is "90% gone" as Washington and Tehran exchanged renewed strikes over the weekend

The declaration coincided with an announcement that Washington intends to re-establish a maritime blockade on Iran and levy fees on vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz to guarantee safe transit, a move that triggered an immediate and sharp retaliation from Tehran.

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