"Leadership Change Is COMING!" - Iran’s Supreme Leader HIDES As U.S. Strike Threat Looms
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Why has Iran's Supreme Leader gone underground?
Stay focused on what's going on. Next story I want to get to is Iran. Iran's supreme leader retreats underground, warned of likelihood of U.S. airstrikes. Rob, if you want to go to this, page 9. Folks, if you're watching this, you want our stories, just go to the Manect Circle to get all the stories you can follow with us. You'll get all the notes every single week if you want to follow the notes that we're looking at.
What are the implications of U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf?
So, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has gone underground, reportedly hiding out in a bunker out of fear of being wiped out by the U.S. airstrikes as the USS Abraham Lincoln steams towards Persian Gulf. The 86-year-old Supreme Leader has moved to a fortified shelter in Tehran connected to a series of elaborate underground tunnels. After senior military officials warned of the increasing likelihood of an imminent U.S. attack, Iran International reported Khamenei has left his youngest son, Massoud Khamenei, 53, in charge of running the day-to-day management of the Islamic Republic. Massoud Khamenei's emergency duties include being the primary communication channel with the regime's executive branch.
Iran has deemed the likelihood of the U.S. airstrikes to be high after President Trump announced that warships were headed that way. So that's one story. All of a sudden, major airlines cancel flights to the Middle East with possible of U.S. airstrikes. Then Iran, the senior Iran official says Iran will treat any attack as an all-out war is what he announces. Rob, do you have that clip as well? Senior Iranian official stated that Iran will treat any attack as an all-out war against us on Friday ahead of the arrival of the U.S. military aircraft. strike group and other assets in the Middle East region, which is expected to be in the coming days. This military buildup, we hope, it is not intended for real confrontation, but our military is ready for the worst case scenario.
This is why everything is on high alert in Iran, said the senior Iranian official speaking on condition of anonymity. This time we will treat any attack, limited, unlimited, surgical, kinetic, whatever they call it, as an all-out war against us, and we will respond in the hardest way possible to settle this. U.S. President Trump stated that his administration is watching Iran very closely.
How is Iran's leadership reacting to the threat of U.S. airstrikes?
Humberto, what do you think is going to happen here?
I think this is not a defining moment right now. And I think it's very, because, you know, I think it's very, it's good for the regime that they have an excuse to go on hiding. My guess, and I'm thinking this from the perspective, everyone's talking about the regime and they're talking about the U.S. influence, but this revolution is about the economy, right? We saw over the last year the reports of 42% inflation, low energy production, running out of water, and those reasons by themselves, Pat, like just economical reasons, they're enough to topple a government. You know what I mean? We've seen that President Trump has been very careful with his actions, very tactical with his actions in Iran. I'm not calling him bluff.
I think he will act when time is ready. But them pushing the narrative that the attack is imminent, it gives them safe passage to finally get out. Because if Trump doesn't get them, eventually the people of Iran will get them. And I'm not advocating for any regime change or anything of that nature. But if you get your savings wiped out with a 48% inflation, you get half of whatever you had, you get it cut in half, you're going to revolt. That's basically my opinion on it.
Yeah. So, you know, this Saturday we had the podcast with the two Iranians, Amir and Dr. Kangorlu. And the doctor, who's a nuclear physicist, he said something very interesting. He said, this is the first time in the history of the world. Rob, can you look this up? I don't think we did this. If you want to search, when is the last time in history that a religious revolution and an economical revolution was taking place at the same time in the same country? It happened two separate times.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why has Iran's Supreme Leader gone underground?
0:00–0:28
2
What are the implications of U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf?
0:28–2:17
3
How is Iran's leadership reacting to the threat of U.S. airstrikes?
2:17–4:08
4
What internal pressures is the Iranian regime facing?
4:08–10:05
5
How are economic factors influencing the current unrest in Iran?
10:05–12:40
6
What historical context is relevant to the current situation in Iran?
12:40–19:42
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