Shocking details are coming to light about how the CIA managed to locate and eliminate the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei.
According to a report by the New York Times citing classified sources, American intelligence services were closely monitoring every move of Ali Khamenei for several months, leading up to the final attack on his residence.
The strike on the residence was considered a certain operation, as intelligence had confirmed with absolute precision that Ali Khamenei would attend a meeting of senior officials at a government complex in central Tehran on the morning of 28 February.
The background of the operation and the role of Israel
The New York Times emphasize that the attack had initially been planned to take place during the night, however the United States and Israel decided to postpone it until the morning.
The aim of this delay was for the attack to coincide with the session of Iran’s military leadership, so that the entire hierarchy would be neutralized in a single strike.
The strike itself is said to have been carried out by Israeli forces, leading to the official confirmation of the spiritual leader’s death by Tehran.
However, many analysts express fears that this development may ultimately work against the interests of Washington.
Israel’s revelation about the elimination of Khamenei: The first strike of Operation “Lion’s Roar”
The Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, proceeded with official revelations via social media regarding the circumstances of the death of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
According to his post, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was eliminated already in the first phase of the military operation that bore the code name “Lion’s Roar.”
The strike was instantaneous and targeted, marking the beginning of a large scale attack against the strategic centers of Tehran.
The neutralization of the leadership and the message of Israel Katz
Israel Katz stated characteristically that the tyrant Ali Khamenei was neutralized during the first wave of the operation, taking with him other high ranking officials who constituted the bastion of the Iranian forces.
In his message he stressed that justice had been delivered and that the “axis of evil” had received a mortal blow. At the same time, the Minister of Defense rushed to congratulate the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the country’s armed forces for the flawless execution of the mission.
The conditions at the residence of the religious leader
Information confirms that the Supreme Leader of Iran was in his office, within his official residence, at the moment of the attack.
Ali Khamenei was killed while performing his official duties, a fact that suggests that Israeli intelligence services knew his exact location and schedule.
This strike did not only destroy the building, but paralyzed the entire decision making mechanism of the Islamic Republic from the very first minutes of the conflict.
The background of Trump’s decision
An intense background preceded the fateful decision of attack by the United States, Israel, against Iran and the execution of the country’s leadership, as a result of which the American President Donald J. Trump made the final decision for the military attack against Iran at the end of the current week, according to a revealing report by the newspaper Politico, which cites senior officials of the White House.
Three different sources within the American administration confirmed that Donald J. Trump settled on the option of war action when he realized that Tehran was now categorically refusing to commit to “obligations of abandoning nuclear weapons.”
The collapse of negotiations and the “preemptive” strike
Donald J. Trump had earlier stated that the Iranian side was very close to reaching an agreement, however it subsequently backed away from its commitments.
This reversal convinced the American President that Iran did not have a sincere intention to negotiate, leading him to adopt the hardest stance.
The situation escalated rapidly on the morning of 28 February 2026, when Israel launched what the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, described as a “preemptive” strike against the Islamic Republic.
Immediately after the Israeli attack, Donald J. Trump officially announced the start of a large scale military operation of the United States against Iran, which bore the code name “Epic Fury.”
Public anger and the counterattack of the IRGC
At this moment, the capital of the Islamic Republic is ablaze with mass demonstrations, with thousands of citizens demanding immediate revenge and the punishment of Washington and Tel Aviv.
Similar protest events are breaking out in numerous other countries, reinforcing the climate of global instability.
Under this prism, the IRGC have already announced the launch of the largest offensive operation in the history of Iran, launching since early morning successive waves of missiles against American military bases throughout the Middle East.
The risk of collapse of American air defense
At the same time, Western media are sounding the alarm, highlighting a serious problem that American forces in the region may face.
There are strong concerns that the United States may experience a shortage of interceptor missiles for its air defense systems, due to the enormous volume of Iranian attacks.
In such a case, many American military installations will remain completely unprotected against the next waves of missile strikes, rendering their infrastructure extremely vulnerable.
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