Iran’s leader suspends communications, speaks through ‘trusted aide’

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has taken “an extraordinary series of steps” to safeguard both his life and the leadership structure of the Islamic Republic amid escalating Israeli attacks on Iranian territory, the New York Times reported on Sunday morning.

While citing three Iranian officials familiar with emergency war plans, the report said Khamenei has suspended electronic communications and now speaks with commanders primarily through a “trusted aide,” in an effort to avoid detection.

Khamenei’s precautions come as Iranian state-affiliated media warned locals of mobile tracking.

They stated that Israel has been using cell phone tracking to identify and carry out assassinations in Iran, including those of nuclear scientists.

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