Author: Julian E. Barnes, Ronen Bergman, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
Published on: 01/03/2026 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
The C.I.A. Had been tracking Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for months, gaining more confidence about his locations and patterns. The United States and Israel decided to adjust the timing of their attack, in part to take advantage of the new intelligence. Israel passed its intelligence to Israel, according to people briefed on the intelligence. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence and military planning. The United States and Israeli governments had originally planned to launch a strike at night under the cover of darkness. Ayatollah Khamenei was in another nearby building, an Israeli defense official writes. Israel managed to achieve “tactical surprise” with its attack on the compound. The White House and the C.I.A.A were among the targets. IRNA confirms the deaths of Admiral Shamkhani and General Pakpour on Sunday. KILLED Ali Khamenei Supreme leader INNER CIRCLE DEFENSE OTHER LEADERS. President Trump asserted that the United States knew where Ayatollah Chamenei was hiding. During that 12-day war, the United States learned even more about how the supreme leader and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps communicated and moved while under pressure, the former official said. The United States and Israel had also gathered specifics about the locations of key Iranian intelligence officers. In follow-on strikes after the attack on the leadership compound Saturday, locations where intelligence leaders were staying were hit, according to people familiar with the operation. Trump made unsupported claims in a video posted to social media. The American public’s appetite for an attack on Iran was low before Trump and Israel took action. Israel and the United States declared their attacks would pave the way for regime change in Iran. Advertisement. Here’s what other governments are saying. There’s a lot of other governments saying.
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