As an American carrier strike group closes in on Iran, a new report said its leader is living in hiding.

U.S. Central Command said in a post on X that the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its support ships are "currently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability."

As the American armada approaches, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is now living in an underground shelter in Tehran, according to the website Iran International,

Khamenei moved after Iranian officials "assessed an increased risk of a potential US attack," the site reported, citing sources it did not name.