Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been reportedly transferred to a secure location within the country, according to two regional officials who were briefed by Tehran. The officials, speaking to news agency Reuters, confirmed that heightened security measures have been implemented around Khamenei following Israel's announcement that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike on Beirut.
Sources of Reuters said that Iran is maintaining constant communication with Hezbollah and other allied proxy groups to determine their response to Nasrallah's death. According to the Reuters report, Tehran and its regional partners are strategizing their next steps.
Meanwhile, Khamenei on Saturday responded via X formerly known as Twitter to the the IDF claim that it had killed Hassan Nasrallah. Iran's Supreme leader said that Israel’s military offensives in Gaza, Lebanon or elsewhere “cannot affect or topple the strong structure of the resistance"
He said Israel was “too small to cause significant harm” to Hezbollah’s structure and that “the fate of this region will be determined by the resistance forces” led by it.
Without mentioning Nasrallah or claims regrading his death, Khomeini came down heavily on Israel for bombing residential buildings in Beirut. He said the “massacre of the defenseless people in Lebanon,” had “exposed the brutal nature” of Israel and underscored the “shortsightedness and foolish policy” of its leaders.
Khamenei stated that it is an obligation for all Muslims to support the people of Lebanon and the honorable Hezbollah by providing resources and assistance as Hezbollah confronts the "usurping, cruel, malicious Zionist regime."
"The terrorist gang ruling Zionist regime hasn’t learned from its 1yr criminal war in Gaza doesn’t understand the massacre of women, children, & civilians cannot hurt strong structure of Resistance or bring it to its knees", Khamenei said in a post on X.
