{"id":60433,"date":"2026-01-27T13:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60433"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:49:59","slug":"report-irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-now-living-in-underground-bunker-fears-trump-might-come-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60433","title":{"rendered":"Report: Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Khamenei Now Living in Underground Bunker, Fears Trump Might Come for Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ayatollah_khamenei_edited-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ayatollah_khamenei_edited.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As an American carrier strike group closes in on Iran, a new report said its leader is living in hiding.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2015815632302801143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> that the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its support ships are \u201ccurrently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) perform routine maintenance as the aircraft carrier sails in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 26. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dkuN946hce\">pic.twitter.com\/dkuN946hce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2015815632302801143?\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the American armada approaches, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is now living in an underground shelter in Tehran, according to the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202601242695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran International<\/a>,<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Khamenei moved after Iranian officials \u201cassessed an increased risk of a potential US attack,\u201d the site reported, citing sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. force is moving in amid new details that are emerging about the Iranian government\u2019s crackdown on protesters earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Iran International said the government used chemical weapons on protesters the caused breathing difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was fired was not tear gas,\u201d one protester said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople collapsed,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials have unofficially said up to 30,000 people may have been killed in the crackdown, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7357635\/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The government has officially admitted to killing 3,117 people, while a human rights group put the death toll at 5,459 deaths, with 17,031 deaths under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Before the crackdown, President Donald Trump had warned Iran not to commit a mass slaughter of protesters.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-carrier-strike-group-middle-east-region-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, the arrival of the strike group triggered a boast from \u00a0the leader of the Revolutionary Guard Corps that his soldiers\u00a0had their\u00a0\u201cfinger on the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln strike group is comprised of the carrier and the guided missile destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr., USS Spruance, and USS Michael Murphy. The Lincoln carries squadrons of F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, F-35C fighter jets, and MH-60R\/S helicopters.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/26\/world\/middleeast\/us-warships-gulf-waters-iran-retaliation-threats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, the carrier augments military assets in the region that include about a dozen F-15E jets sent to bolster America\u2019s offensive capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Iran was already firing volleys of threats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">\u201cOur response will be more decisive and more painful than before if we become the target of a U.S.\u2013Zionist attack,\u201d Reza Talaei-Nik, the defense ministry spokesman, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This article appeared originally on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/01\/report-irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-now-living-underground\/\">Report: Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Khamenei Now Living in Underground Bunker, Fears Trump Might Come for Him<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an American carrier strike group closes in on Iran, a new report said its leader is living<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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