Did the CIA help Israel kill Iran’s Supreme Leader? Here’s what happened in Tehran

Key Highlights

• Officials said the agency had been tracking the supreme leader for months, studying his movements and patterns to determine likely locations.
• Intelligence eventually revealed that a meeting of top Iranian officials would take place on Saturday morning at a leadership compound in central Tehran, with Khamenei confirmed to be in attendance. Also ReadFlight cancellations affect Kerala-Gulf countries routes: What to knowDrone attack hits Duqm Port in Oman, one worker injuredCitizens in Gulf; trade-fuel concerns: How will Israel-Iran tensions affect Indians?Death toll rises to 148 in US-Israel strike on Iranian girls’ schoolFire in Doha industrial area after falling missile shrapnel; city on high alert‘Blatant aggression’: Iraq condemns US-Israeli strikes as Baghdad declares 3-day mourning‘Potential wider conflict with grave consequences’: UN chief António Guterres warns | WATCH Also read | ‘Force never seen before’: Trump issues fierce warning to Iran over retaliation threats The timing of the strike was adjusted based on this intelligence, giving the U. S.
• and Israel a window to achieve a decisive early victory: eliminating senior Iranian officials and killing Khamenei.
• “The remarkably swift removal of Iran’s supreme leader reflected the close coordination and intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel in the run-up to the attack,” the report said.
• It also highlighted the failure of Iran’s leaders to take adequate precautions despite clear warnings that both countries were preparing for war.