00:00Ayatollah reportedly vanishes underground as U.S. warships near Iran
00:05As U.S. naval forces move closer to Iran reports suggest Supreme
00:10leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has withdrawn from public view and gone underground in
00:15Tehran. According to the New York Post, the 86-year-old
00:20leader has allegedly taken refuge in a fortified bunker amid rising fears of
00:25possible American airstrikes. Iran International, cited by the Jerusalem
00:30Post, reported that senior military officials warned Khamenei the risk of a direct U.S.
00:35attack had significantly increased. The reports claim he is now operating
00:40from a heavily secured underground complex connected to a network of tunnels designed
00:45to withstand military assaults. With Khamenei reportedly in hiding, some of his
00:50day-to-day responsibilities have allegedly been delegated to his youngest son, Masoud Khamenei.
00:5553. The Jerusalem Post said Masoud has taken on emergency
01:00administrative duties and is acting as a key intermediary between the Supreme
01:04leader's office and Iran.
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01:44such a strike would trigger a formal declaration of jihad.
01:49absence has raised eyebrows, particularly because he has not posted on X since January.
01:55This is not the first time he has reportedly gone underground.
01:58During last year,
01:5912-day conflict with Israel,
02:01he similarly disappeared from public view and was said to have
02:04prepared a list of potential successors amid fears he could be killed.
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