Mojtaba Khamenei Issues First Public Statement as Supreme Leader on Day 13; Demands Hormuz Stay Closed as ‘Tool to Pressure the Enemy’; Threatens All U.S. Bases Will Be Attacked

Mojtaba Khamenei’s inaugural address on Day 13 locked in Iran’s war posture: Hormuz stays closed, every U.S. regional base is a target, and vengeance for Minab will come. Reports of a prior coma appear to have been deliberate disinformation designed to maximize the speech’s global audience. The statement forecloses near term diplomatic off ramps.