Washington/Tehran, March 12 -- Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, warned Thursday that US military bases need to be shut down and demanded compensation for their actions, while the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.
The warning came as President Donald Trump sought to play down surging oil prices and market volatility, saying the United States benefits from higher energy costs amid escalating Iranian attacks on shipping routes.
The International Energy Agency cautioned the world could face the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market."Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned the United States and Israel on Thursday that they must pay "compensation" for their actions, while insisting that Tehr...