Mojtaba Khamenei: Iranians react to new Supreme Leader's first address

People in Iran are questioning who's really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei's first address came via a presenter on state TV.

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Having not seen him since he was named leader, some are now casting doubts on who is running the country.

"I feel like control of the country is in the hands of the IRGC [Islamic Revolution Guard Corps]," the woman, from Tehran, said.

Khamenei, through the conduit of a TV presenter, vowed in his statement on Thursday that Iran would keep the Strait of Hormuz closed to international shipping - choking the supply of a fifth of the world's oil.

He also said that his government would "not forgo avenging the blood" of citizens killed since the war with the US and Israel began, saying retaliation so far represented only "a limited portion" of what was to come. He said he had been made aware of his appointment as supreme leader via state TV.