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Is The End Near? Top Khamenei Aide Reportedly in Talks with Russia for Possible Escape Ramp – Several Iranian Officials Finalizing Their Own Exit Plans
Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit, Jun. 18, 2025
(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/is-end-near-top-khamenei-aide-talks-russia/)
As Israel continues to batter Iranian military and leadership targets, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is reportedly looking for an escape route out of the country.
According to Iran International, the Ayatollah is looking for an off ramp and his sights are on Russia.
This is big news if true.
What is clear is that so far Iran has not been able to respond to the numerous attacks by the Israeli military. Israel reportedly controls the skies over much of Iran today.
Maybe the Ayatollah should run. There are many Iranians who would love to get their hands on that evil tyrant.
Iran International reported:
Iran International has obtained information indicating that Ali Asghar Hejazi, deputy chief of staff to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is in negotiations with Russian officials to secure a potential exit from Iran for himself and his family if the situation deteriorates.
According to the information, a senior Russian official has assured Hejazi that in case of escalation, Moscow would facilitate his evacuation via a secure corridor.
Other senior Iranian officials have reportedly received similar contacts, with some already finalizing their own exit routes.
Backgrounder
GREEN LIGHT PENDING: U.S. MILITARY ON STANDBY FOR ISRAEL–IRAN INTERVENTION — PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS THE DECISION SWITCH
Medeea Greere, AMG News, June 17, 2025
(https://tinyurl.com/2k6fkbhn)
BREAKING: U.S. military prepares for full-scale intervention in Israel–Iran war. CENTCOM ready. Sec. Hegseth has given the order. The final decision now rests with President Trump. The green light is loaded — and the world waits.
TRUMP HOLDS THE LINE: NO AMERICAN INTERVENTION WITHOUT COMMAND AUTHORITY
In the high-conflict theater now engulfing the Middle East, where Israeli strikes continue dismantling Iran’s retaliatory infrastructure, and Tehran’s proxies scramble for position, the question echoing through the Situation Room corridors is singular and sharp: Will the United States enter the fight — and when?
As of this moment, the machinery is in motion, but the war engine remains idle, awaiting only one thing:
A formal green light from President Donald J. Trump.
Inside the Pentagon, tensions rise. But nothing moves until the President authorizes the strike. And Trump, as always, waits with discipline, not hesitation.
HEGSETH GIVES THE SIGNAL: U.S. FORCES TACTICALLY POSITIONED FOR ENTRY
While media outlets scramble for statements and social media explodes in speculation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has already signed off on full-force operational readiness, ordering the Pentagon to prepare for immediate involvement should the call come.
This isn’t rhetoric — it’s a structured escalation based on layered contingency planning:
– Combat air assets repositioned in the Eastern Mediterranean
– CENTCOM theater commands briefed on joint mission frameworks
– Joint operations integration begun with Israeli Defense Forces
– Quick reaction forces on 24/7 alert in Kuwait, Qatar, and Diego Garcia
Nothing here is reactive. This is structured war readiness, waiting only on Trump’s strategic command.
CENTCOM READY TO STRIKE — BUT TRUMP WEIGHS THE HIGH GROUND
General Michael E. Kurilla, leading U.S. Central Command, has already made clear that CENTCOM supports U.S. participation in Israeli operations, citing mutual security interests and the strategic opportunity to cripple Iranian offensive capability before it metastasizes.
However, not all voices in the administration are aligned.
From inside the Trump War Council, certain key advisors — loyal but cautious — are pushing back, arguing that direct intervention could escalate into open regional war or trigger sabotage cells within U.S. territory.
The President listens to all, but obeys none — except the Constitution and the people.
NO GREEN LIGHT YET — AND THAT’S WHAT TERRIFIES THE ENEMY
The beauty — and terror — of Trump’s military leadership is simple:
He doesn’t need to scream.
He doesn’t leak.
He doesn’t telegraph.
He positions. He watches. And when he strikes, it is absolute.
Right now, Iran doesn’t know if the U.S. will enter — and that uncertainty is paralyzing.
They see American assets moving. They intercept Israeli coordination traffic. But the green light has not come.
And until it does, no analyst, no think tank, no regime puppet can predict the scale of response.
TRUMP’S DOCTRINE: STRATEGIC RESTRAINT, TACTICAL OBLITERATION
Unlike past presidents who stumbled into war via emotion or optics, Trump operates by a doctrine forged in precision, not panic.
He doesn’t react. He executes.
– If America enters the fight, it will not be symbolic.
– If American power is unleashed, it will not be piecemeal.
– And if the decision is made, it will not be announced — it will be felt.
“We do not move unless it serves American strength. And when we move, it’s decisive.” — Trump Defense Official
The world now watches Washington, not with confidence — but with dread.
Because they know: the green light will come without warning, and when it does, it will not blink.