00:00Tehran is on edge.
00:27According to multiple sources, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has gone underground, literally.
00:35According to officials close to the government, Khamenei has moved into a fortified underground shelter in Tehran after his own security chiefs assessed that a U.S. strike is no longer theoretical but possible at any moment.
00:50The facility is described as a hardened tunnel complex built for wartime survival.
00:56For a regime that projects absolute control, this move signals something far more alarming – fear at the very top.
01:04According to Iran International, the day-to-day control of the supreme leader's office has now been handed to his son, Masoud Khamenei.
01:13He is reportedly acting as the main conduit between the leader and Iran's executive branches.
01:18When a system built on strength and permanence shifts authority in this way, it reflects deep concern about survival.
01:26Analysts say leaders do not disappear underground unless they believe the ceiling above them may soon collapse – politically or militarily.
01:36Those fears are unfolding as Washington sends unmistakable signals.
01:41President Donald Trump has confirmed that a U.S. armada is moving toward Iran, warning Tehran over the killing of protesters and any restart of its nuclear program.
01:51You know, we have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case.
01:57We have a big flotilla going in that direction.
02:02And we'll see what happens.
02:04We have a big force going toward Iran.
02:08I'd rather not see anything happen, but we're watching them very closely.
02:12I saw 837 hangings on Thursday.
02:18If they would have been dead, every one of them would have been hung.
02:22This is like from a thousand years ago.
02:25This is an ancient culture.
02:26Very smart people, by the way.
02:28The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three destroyers have left the South China Sea
02:35and are now operating in the Indian Ocean, bringing nearly 5,700 additional U.S. personnel into the region.
02:43F-15E Strike Eagles are now active in the Middle East, while dozens of U.S. military cargo aircraft have been tracked heading toward forward bases.
02:53America is not acting alone.
02:56The United Kingdom has deployed Typhoon fighter jets to Cathar, officially in a defensive role.
03:02U.S. missile defenses, including Patriot and THAAD systems, remain on high alert across the region.
03:09This posture mirrors the military buildup that preceded last year's U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
03:16Officials insist these moves are deterrent, but deterrents often looks identical to preparation.
03:23All of this unfolds as Iran faces its most severe internal unrest in decades.
03:29Since late December, protests driven by economic collapse and anger at clerical rule have swept the country.
03:36Activists say more than 5,000 people have been killed and over 27,000 detained.
03:43The regime has responded with mass arrests, internet blackouts, and threats of fast-track executions.
03:49Trump has openly called for an end to Khomeini's 37-year rule, telling Iranians to keep protesting and take over institutions.
03:59Iran's supreme leader is underground.
04:01U.S. warships are closing in.
04:04All sides say they want to avoid war, but history shows wars often begin when leaders believe they have no other choice.
04:12Whether this is brinkmanship or the final phase of deterrence, the message is clear — the Middle East is holding its breath, and the next move could change everything.
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