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Hey, guys, we had some scheduling difficulties. Yannis is actually probably going to join us sometime. Next week, there was a little bit of a mix-up with the time, but we did have some breaking news we wanted to add to the show. The new Ayatollah of Iran has actually issued his very first statement. So let's go ahead and put this up here on the screen, and I'm going to read some of the translation, which has come directly from his Twitter feed. So let's start first with this, a defiant message.

Dear Fighter Brothers, the desire of the masses is the continuation of the effective and regret-inducing defense. Furthermore, the leverage of blocking the Strait of Hermuz must certainly continue to be

used. Studies have been conducted

regarding the opening of additional fronts in areas where the enemy has negligible experience

and will be highly vulnerable. Their activation will be carried out if the state of the war persists

and in accordance with the observance of interests. Specifically, he mentions the resistance front

and Yemen, obviously making a

reference to the Houthis. He says, undoubtedly, the companionship of the components of the

resistance front with one another shortens the path to deliverance from the Zionist

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