Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a new message Thursday saying that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the war is over.

The message about the Strait of Hormuz -- a key route where much of the world's oil travels through -- was read by a news anchor on Iranian state television.

Khamenei also told Gulf neighbors that U.S. military bases need to be removed from their countries. Iran has repeatedly been firing at countries across the Middle East in response to the United States' Operation Epic Fury.

Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear in person while making the statement.

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst said Thursday on "America's Newsroom" that the late ayatollah's son was injured in one of the opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury, citing an Israeli intelligence official. Yingst added that the official downplayed reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was critically injured.