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Khamenei in bunker in northeastern Tehran; Israel didn’t kill him Friday to give him chance to yield — report
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, February 7, 2025. (OFFICE OF THE IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER via AP)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was evacuated to an underground bunker in northeastern Tehran hours after Israel began its strikes Friday, Iran International reports, citing two informed sources inside the country.
Khamenei is together with all of his family at the shelter in Lavizan, the sources say. He sought shelter in the bunker when Iran launched its attacks on Israel in April 2024 and October, too.
Additionally, Israel did not assassinate Khamenei on the first night of the operation to give him a final chance to completely ditch his uranium enrichment program, the outlet reports, citing a diplomatic source in the Middle East.
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