{"id":60434,"date":"2026-06-25T23:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ali-khameneis-secret-bunker-included-blast-resistant-room-escape-tunnels-under-tehran\/25\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:37:34","slug":"ali-khameneis-secret-bunker-included-blast-resistant-room-escape-tunnels-under-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ali-khameneis-secret-bunker-included-blast-resistant-room-escape-tunnels-under-tehran\/25\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Khamenei\u2019s secret bunker included blast-resistant room, escape tunnels under Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Khamenei\u2019s underground bunker had become an IDF target during Israel\u2019s strikes against Iran in March, with clandestine IDF units 8200 and 9900 providing intelligence on its location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former supreme leader Ali <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/khamenei\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Khamenei\u2019s;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Khamenei\u2019s&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Khamenei\u2019s<\/a> underground bunker complex included a blast-resistant room and escape tunnels beneath central Tehran, <em>Iran International<\/em> reported on Thursday, citing architectural plans received from an informed source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The documents\u2019 authenticity were also confirmed by a security source, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <em>Iran International<\/em>, the plans show the complex, known as Habib Ebrahimi, as situated next to Khamenei\u2019s official residence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/vance-announces-unprecedented-centcom-irgc-200804911.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:IRGC;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;IRGC&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IRGC<\/a>) reportedly began construction of the site in 2009 with Khamenei&#8217;s approval, financing the project through the IRGC&#8217;s Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the plans, the main entrance was large enough to allow cars inside, and allow them to reach a depth of 30 meters underground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded. (credit: FAIR USE UNDER ISRAELI COPYRIGHT LAW, ARTICLE 27A)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The compound also allegedly included a 27-meter tunnel linked to several different escape routes and a second tunnel reported to lead to a parking garage near the Enghelab Square in central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/tehran\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tehran;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tehran&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tehran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In early March, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/clandestine-idf-units-8200-9900-132659420.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:IDF had targeted the underground bunker;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;IDF had targeted the underground bunker&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IDF had targeted the underground bunker<\/a> using intelligence provided by the clandestine IDF units 8200 and 9900 to discover its location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF at the time had said that 50 aircraft had targeted the secret underground lair spread over several blocks in the heart of Tehran, with over 100 munitions.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Five-story underground office building for senior officials<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Iran International<\/em> further noted that several of the images also depicted a five-story underground office complex for senior officials attached to the Supreme Leader\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources familiar with the project, speaking to<em>Iran International<\/em> on condition of anonymity, shared that the site was concealed beneath a reported sports center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The facility included a three-level parking garage, target ranges and two shelters located approximately 30 and 35 meters beneath the surface, the sources shared, adding that one of the shelters housed a blast-resistant room to protect Khamenei from missiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Khamenei, who was killed by the IDF during the opening strikes of Operation Roaring Lion, had been at a regular command complex at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a 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