Vengeful Ayatollah demands 'blood money' compensation for Iran's 'martyrs' - but STILL hasn't been seen in public

TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He also said he would bring the management of the Strait of Hormuz into a new phase.Iran is not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity, the Ayatollah added.When the ceasefire was announced, Donald Trump said Iran had agreed to a complete, immediate, and safe opening of the strait.But in the following 24 hours, just a single oil tanker and five dry bulk carriers sailed through the key waterway, which accommodated 140 ships a day prior to the war.On Thursday, the President took to social media to say Iran was doing a very poor job - dishonourable some would say of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz.Iran has started demanding crypto payments for the hundreds of ships looking to pass through.During the two-week ceasefire, Hamid Hosseini, Iran's oil exporters' union spokesman, declared that a 1 per barrel fee would be levied on the ships.Responding to those reports, the President said: They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!A spokesman for the International Maritime Organization warned any such toll will set a dangerous precedent.READ MORE ON IRAN:Iran peace hopes teeter on the edge as 'dishonourable' Tehran violates ceasefire in Strait of HormuzKeir Starmer warns of ‘fragile’ ceasefire with Iran as he stresses there is ‘work to be done’Keir Starmer under pressure to 'show strength' as PM attempts to rebrand as 'global statesman'Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father Ali in early March - and the dead Supreme Leader had a massive parade in his honour held in the streets of Tehran on Thursday.Thousands commemorated his death, with some in attendance describing it as a victory parade.Nastaran Safaie, 24, said: The leader is alive, he always prays for us and he is watching all of us now, and victory is definitely ours.Both Iran and the US have claimed victory when the ceasefire was put in place, with Mr Trump saying the agreement was a total and complete victory and Tehran claiming the ceasefire was a humiliating retreat after its victory in the field.One woman participating in the march named Esmaeili said she had little hope for negotiations between the US and Iran - expected to come on Friday or Saturday - to be fruitful, and accused Americans of acting in bad faith.She said: What they say about the ceasefire and its violation is a repetition of history.It should be a lesson for the honourable people of Iran not to be fooled by the empty promises of hypocritical countries.Mahdi Mohaddes, 41, said he hoped the talks between the US and Iran would not happen altogether.If I were in the shoes of the officials, I would reconsider and not participate in these negotiations, he said. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter