Key quotes from Iran's supreme leader's first public statement

Iraqis hold a portrait of the new successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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