Khamenei being guarded by elite unit no one knew existed
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has now been moved to a highly secure location, and his security is being managed by a top-secret, elite unit. He is currently protected by rigorously vetted bodyguards amid rising threats to his life from within Iran, officials in Tehran told the UK Telegraph. There has been increasing chatter of a regime change by taking out Khamenei.advertisementIt is believed that Israeli intelligence has infiltrated various levels of the Khamenei regime, and the security unit guarding him was kept hidden even from top officials within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The 86-year-old leader, who has ruled Iran since 1989, is now said to be under 24/7 protection of this clandestine unit. This is as Israel and Iran have traded strikes and now, even the US has entered the Israel-Iran war on June 21.
"He's not hiding from death, he's not in a bunker," an Iranian official had earlier told the UK Telegraph. "But his life is in danger, and there is a unit responsible for his protection that no one even knew existed to avoid any chance of infiltration."KHAMENEI IS INSIDE A BUNKER AFTER US STRIKES ON IRANadvertisementThe Supreme Leader was not in a bunker until the US entered the Iran-Israel war. On June 21, the US joined the war. President Trump announced late Saturday that the US military had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, including the uranium enrichment facility deep underground at Fordo, significantly escalating the conflict.As he grows increasingly cautious of probable assassination attempts, Khamenei has reduced his communication to trusted aides and has suspended all electronic forms of contact. This step has been taken to make it harder for external forces to track his location, according to three sources familiar with Iran's emergency war plans, who spoke to The New York Times.Israel has called for a regime change, which would be unlikely with Khamenei being alive. Israel has displayed its espionage depth and strike capabilities with Hezbollah pager blasts and targeted assassinations of anti-Israel leaders. The fear, thus, of Khamenei is real.So, Khamenei has taken shelter in a bunker and has already chosen several replacements in the military chain of command, anticipating that many of his "valued lieutenants" could be killed in the ongoing conflict.ISRAEL'S ASSASSINATION SPREE FREAKED OUT KHAMENEI?Khamenei has long spoken about his expected "martyrdom" and is believed to have anticipated that Israel would attempt to assassinate him someday. However, the killing of at least 11 senior military officers and 14 nuclear scientists in targeted strikes over the past week has intensified the threat.advertisementIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that removing Khamenei could "bring an end to the conflict." Defence Minister Israel Katz has gone even further, calling Khamenei a "modern Hitler" who "cannot be allowed to continue existing."Under normal circumstances, Ayatollah Khamenei lives and works in a highly secure compound in central Tehran known as the "beit rahbari", or leader's house. He rarely leaves the premises, except for special occasions such as delivering sermons. Senior officials and military commanders usually visit him there for weekly meetings, and his public speeches are staged from within the compound.Tune InMust Watch
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