Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside Iran with heightened security measures in place, two regional officials briefed by Tehran told Reuters. The sources said Iran was in constant contact with Lebanon's Hezbollah and other regional proxy groups to determine the next step after Israel announced that it had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a strike on south Beirut on September 27.
Iran's Supreme Leader Reportedly Moved To Secure Location Under Heightened Security
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right), welcomes Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah at his office in Tehran in July 2000.