Iran BREAKING: Khamenei Regime On Collapse? Iran Officials SEEK Refuge Abroad After Trump’s Threat

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UK Conservative MP and former security minister Tom Tugendhat said senior figures inside Iran’s establishment may already be contacting foreign intelligence agencies, offering secrets in exchange for protection if the regime collapses. He warned leadership paranoia is growing, but suggested many top officials are quietly seeking safe exits themselves.    #Iran #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #RegimeChange #Intelligence #GlobalSecurity #Tehran #IranCrisis #PoliticalUnrest #ForeignPolicy #NationalSecurity #Espionage #PowerStruggle #Authoritarianism #WorldNews #BreakingNews #InternationalAffairs #LeadershipCrisis #StrategicShift #GlobalPolitics  ~HT.410~GR.122~

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00:27chilling warning tonight that Iran's ruling establishment may be cracking from within.

00:33Western officials say senior figures inside the Islamic Republic could already be reaching

00:39out to foreign intelligence agencies, trading secrets for protection in case the regime

00:44collapses.

00:45It's a sign, analysts say, of growing fear at the top as unrest spreads on the streets.

00:54The claim comes from UK Conservative MP and former Security Minister Tom Tujinhat, who

01:01warned that paranoia is gripping Iran's leadership.

01:04He said senior officials may be quietly seeking safe landings abroad, even as they publicly

01:10project strength.

01:12Tujinhat added that suspicion is spreading at the top, and that many leaders may be doing

01:17the same.

01:18The warning coincides with escalating pressure from Washington.

01:22U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to back Iranian protesters if security forces

01:28fire on crowds.

01:30Trump declared the U.S. was locked and loaded days after unrest turned deadly, and months

01:36after American and Israeli strikes hit Iran's nuclear and military sites.

01:41Iran's leadership has responded sharply.

01:48Senior official Ali Larajani warned that U.S. interference would destabilize the entire

01:54Middle East.

01:55He pointed to Iran's network of proxy forces across Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, signaling that

02:01escalation would not remain contained.

02:05On the ground, protests driven by soaring inflation have spread nationwide, with violent clashes concentrated in western provinces.

02:14State-linked media and rights groups report at least 10 deaths since Wednesday, including

02:19members of the Basij paramilitary force.

02:22Though smaller than past uprisings, analysts say the unrest is more dangerous due to Iran's

02:28economic fragility.

02:30Iran's economy is under immense strain.

02:33Sanctions, inflation above 40 percent, and recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on nuclear

02:39and missile facilities have battered public confidence.

02:43In Loristan province, three protesters were reportedly killed during an attack on a police

02:48station, underscoring how volatile the situation has become.

02:53Tehran has offered dialogue, even as security forces remain deployed.

02:57Fatima Mojahirani says talks with unions and merchants are planned, but details remain scarce.

03:04As fear grips the elite and anger simmers below, the question now is whether Iran's leadership

03:10can hold or if the cracks will widen.

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