Khamenei junior signals 'new management' of Strait of Hormuz

SBS News · Friday 1 May 2026

Khamenei junior signals 'new management' of Strait of Hormuz

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has flagged 'legal rules and new management' of the Strait of Hormuz, framing tighter Iranian control as a regional benefit. The strait carries roughly forty per cent of seaborne crude.

'New management' and 'legal rules' for the world's busiest oil chokepoint — the same vocabulary every protection racket has used since the Borgias hired their first accountant.

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