Middle East

The plan, called "Plan B" by the British report, would include 86-year-old Khamenei and 20 close people, including family and aides.

The exercises were made as a deterrent move by the Ayatollah's regime, while Iranians keep protesting nationwide for the eighth day in a row.

Why is there no statement about supporting regime change in Iran? And why are there no comments about the international law violations by the Iranian regime as it cracks down on protesters?

Last week, US President Donald Trump declared that the United States was "locked and loaded and ready to go" if Iran killed any more protestors, in a post on Truth Social.

Jordanian forces detained the individuals after an attempted border crossing in the south, with the IDF saying two Israeli civilians crossed accidentally and were returned.

"The issue of disarmament should be discussed and agreed upon by Palestinian factions under the auspices of Arab states, especially Egypt," said the Fatah leader.

Now that Khamenei has spoken, the crackdown will harden. Across three defining protest waves - in 2009, 2019, 2022 - the public record shows that when he speaks, the cost of dissent rises sharply.

At least 15 protesters and one security force member have been killed in seven days of nationwide protests in Iran, according to HRANA, though the true toll is hard to verify.

A weakened regime and deep economic anger have created an opening, but scattered protests now face a decisive moment

Salam called on Hezbollah to hand over all weapons to the government, saying, “Contrary to rumors, no one intends to throw them into the sea or hand them over to Israel.”