BREAKING: Iran's supreme leader issues urgent plea in RARE written message

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. THIS IS TRUE. THOSE ARE GREAT MOVIES. RACHEL: THEY SURE ARE. CHARLIE: STARTING IN THE MIDDLE. EAST, A RARE WRITTEN MESSAGE. IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER URGING. GULF STATES TO CONFRONT THE REAL. ENEMY. .RACHEL: CHIEF FOREIGN CORE. CORRESPONDENT TREY YINGST IS. LIVE IN TEL AVIV WITITH THE. LATEST. >> REPORTER: GOOD MORNING. IRANIAN OFFICIALS ARE PUBLICLY. REACTING TO INCREASING U.S.

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ECONOMIC PRESSURE AGAINST THEIR. COUNTRY, IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER. RELEASED A RARE STATEMENT. CALLING ON THE IRANIANS TO USE. LESS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION A AND. RELIANCE ON THE U.S. DOLLAR. HIS OFFICIAL X ACCOUNT POSTED. EQUALLY VITAL IS GIVING SPECIAL. ATTENTION TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, BOOSTING OF PRODUCTION, PHASING. OUT THE U.S. DOLLAR AND MAKING. RESISTANCE ECONOMY THE CENTRAL. FOCUS. ALL OF WHICH ARE AMONG THE GOALS. OF THE SERVICE ORIENTED.

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GOVERNMENT. IRAN'S PRESIDENT ALSO DISCUSSED. THE STRAIN EXPERIENCED IN. TEHRAN. >> EXPORTS AND IMPORTS HAVE. FALLEN BY 25 TO 35%, EXPORTS. HAVE FALLEN MORE BUT IMPORTS. HAVE ALSO DECLINED. OF COURSE, EXPORTS HAVE SEEN A. BIGGER DROP THAN IMPORTS. THE MEANING OF THIS IS CLEAR TO. THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND ECONOMICS. I DO NOT WANT TO SPELL IT OUT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO. THOSE WHO CLAIM THE SANCTIONS. HAVE NO EFFECT.

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>> REPORTER: THIS COMES AS THE. U.S. NAVAL BLOCKADE REMAINS IN. FULL EFFECT, U.S. CENTRAL. COMMAND SAYS AS OF AUGUST 28. CENTCOM FORCES DIRECTED 82. COMMERCIAL VESSELS, DISABLED. THREE AND BOARDED TWO TO ENSURE. COMPLIANCE AND ADMIRAL BRAD. COOPER EXPLAINEDED THE LATEST. >> AS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE. U.S. MILITARY HAS ACHIEVED A. MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CLEARED SEA. MINES IN THE STRAIT'S. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PLAINS LS.

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THAT WERE LAID MONTHS AGO. THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE. CHALLENGING AND DANGEROUS TO SAY. THE LEAST BUT WE GOT THE JOB. DONE. BOTTOM LINE, TODAY INTERNATIONAL. SHIPPING LANES ARE OPEN AND. MOMENTUM IS BUILDING. >> REPORTER: SECRETARY OF WAR. PETE HEGSETH INDICATED THE U.S. MILITARY IS READY SHOULD THE. IRANIANS TRY TO DISRUPT U.S. EFFORTS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMU.