{"id":27114,"date":"2025-06-27T17:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=27114"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:56:17","slug":"a-rat-to-israels-lion-how-khamenei-hid-during-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/a-rat-to-israels-lion-how-khamenei-hid-during-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rat to Israel&#8217;s Lion: How Khamenei Hid During the War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When sirens pierced the skies of Tehran on June 13 and the echoes of Israeli bombings shook the heart of the capital, one of the most secretive moves in the history of the Iranian regime unfolded: an emergency operation to evacuate leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei underground.<\/p>\n<p>In an isolated and disconnected underground bunker, he waited\u2014watching, silent, and trying to understand what had gone wrong. As his senior officials fell one by one, and Hezbollah retreated in disgrace, Khamenei was left alone in the face of one of the gravest existential threats the Islamic Republic has known since its founding.<\/p>\n<p>For over two weeks, the Supreme Leader disappeared from the public stage, as the pillars of his regime crumbled around him. Figures like Shamkhani and Shadmani were killed or wounded, and the emergency response Khamenei had prepared collapsed. Plans for a massive retaliation were delayed repeatedly, and some launchers never even activated. Social media overflowed with mockery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27119\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27119\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-13-08.32.51.jpg-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-13-08.32.51.jpg-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-13-08.32.51.jpg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-13-08.32.51.jpg-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-13-08.32.51.jpg-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-13-08.32.51.jpg.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">107th Squadron heads to Iran | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Moment of Truth<\/strong><br \/>\nFor 35 years, Khamenei had built Hezbollah for this day of reckoning. Billions of dollars were poured into the organization that became a terror army stationed on Israel\u2019s borders. In the moment of truth, Hezbollah\u2019s series of defeats and the crushing pressure of Lebanese politics took their toll. The investment in the Lebanese arm was lost.<\/p>\n<p>Hours passed before 200 missiles were fired toward Israel. According to a security source, the chain of assassinations in Tehran that decimated the air division\u2019s leadership within the Revolutionary Guards prevented larger barrages.<\/p>\n<p>He added that continued fighting further reduced missile fire due to the damage done to most launchers. For the second time, Khamenei found that his contingency plan had failed. Still, regime officials tried to preserve the thin fa\u00e7ade of \u201cregional power,\u201d pretending nothing had cracked. The regime\u2019s mouthpieces struggled to broadcast business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, at the end of the fighting, Khamenei returned to the camera. His voice trembled, and his eyes looked sunken. &#8220;In such a regime, survival is the victory,&#8221; explained Dr. Ayelet Savyon of the MEMRI institute (Middle East Media Research Institute) in an interview with newspaper Israel Hayom.<\/p>\n<p>Savyon, head of the Iran desk, noted the absence of key conditions needed for a revolution against a dictatorship\u2014factors such as leadership, weapons, and food supply. &#8220;That doesn\u2019t mean there won\u2019t be an uprising in the future, but for now, people will take to the streets for fuel, food, and banks. They will be forced to support Khamenei &#8216;the victor.&#8217; After that\u2014who knows?&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27118\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27118\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2203213811-2048x1366.jpg-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2203213811-2048x1366.jpg-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2203213811-2048x1366.jpg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2203213811-2048x1366.jpg-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2203213811-2048x1366.jpg-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2203213811-2048x1366.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran, Iran | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Day After<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;They will work to rebuild all the damaged arms\u2014nuclear (scientists, facilities, enriched material, tests), missiles, and the resistance axis. The problem is the regime\u2019s ideology, and as long as it clings to it\u2014the ideology of destroying Israel, Western culture, and Western civilization\u2014the efforts will surely aim to restore these systems. Only this time, they\u2019ll be more sophisticated, because they\u2019ve been hit by surprise,&#8221; Savyon concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Despite voices calling for stability, experts estimate: the next round is inevitable. Iran will try to restore what was damaged\u2014missiles, nuclear assets, and proxies. But the blow it suffered\u2014surprising, deep, and destabilizing\u2014won\u2019t be forgotten anytime soon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26943\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26943\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-15-at-18.26.05.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-15-at-18.26.05.jpeg.webp 606w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-15-at-18.26.05.jpeg-300x173.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strikes in Iran | Photo: fair use under Section 27a of the Copyright Law<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Between a Quiet Coup and the Search for a Successor<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite surviving, everyone knows Khamenei\u2019s biological clock is ticking. Many Iranians suspect that in his final days he will pass power to his son. Mojtaba Khamenei is not the eldest son and certainly lacks the required religious rank. Nonetheless, he controls a fortune estimated in billions, maintains extensive ties within the Revolutionary Guards, and serves as the Supreme Leader\u2019s &#8220;chief of staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On paper, Khamenei is &#8220;prohibited&#8221; from appointing a successor, but in practice, the Assembly of Experts\u2014formally responsible for the selection\u2014is firmly in his grip, with members appointed with his approval. It&#8217;s doubtful they would oppose his will. Furthermore, senior figures in the Assembly have revealed over the years the existence of a secret, smaller council that oversees the process.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters has named Mojtaba as a leading candidate in discussions within this secret committee. However, the agency also mentioned another contender\u2014Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the Islamic Revolution\u2019s founder. Unlike Mojtaba, Khomeini is considered an ally of the reformist camp, which advocates moderate socio-economic changes. Ironically, the grandson of the Islamic Republic\u2019s founder is viewed as the more &#8220;presentable face&#8221; to the West compared to Mojtaba.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The twilight of 86-year-old Khamenei\u2019s rule, and the question of what comes next, is rapidly approaching,&#8221; summarized Iranian affairs historian Karim Sadjadpour in The New York Times. &#8220;Despite the desire of most Iranians to live under a tolerant and representative government working for their prosperity, authoritarian power transitions are often contests of brutality, not popularity. Often, the winners are those who wield the greatest coercive force. In Iran, it\u2019s the military\u2014not civilian reformers\u2014who are best positioned to take over the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the dead of night, as bombs rained down on Tehran, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader was smuggled into a secret bunker where he remained in silence for days. 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