They found him, followed him for months, and finally killed him. Thus, according to Western intelligence sources, the long reign of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, ended. He was killed in a targeted attack conducted by the United States and Israel in the heart of Tehran.
9.40am: Operation against Iran begins
The operation, planned with extreme precision, began at 9:40 a.m. Saturday morning, when a hail of high-precision missiles struck the compound where an Iranian leadership summit was taking place. Video of the violent explosion, released by the Israeli Air Force, is making the rounds online and fueling a global debate that is destined to last.
For many Western analysts, this marks the end of one of the Middle East's most controversial figures. Former US President Donald Trump had previously blamed the Iranian regime for numerous bloody and shady incidents around the world, accusing it of openly pursuing the goal of destroying the State of Israel. This interpretation is now back at the center of international political debate.
According to intelligence sources, the plan was not improvised. For months, the CIA, with the support of the Mossad, studied the Supreme Leader's habits, mapped his hideouts and movements, and strengthened a network of informants. The turning point came with a tip considered crucial: a summit meeting scheduled in Tehran with Khamenei himself in attendance.
And it was precisely at that moment that, according to various accounts, the Iranian leadership lowered its guard. Western sources speculate that a climate of relative security prevailed in Tehran, perhaps fueled by misleading information or possible internal moles, so much so that the leaders were persuaded to meet in the same complex. A decision that proved fatal.
In just a few minutes, the attack struck at the heart of Iranian power, eliminating several high-level officials and decimating part of the chain of command. Tehran has already confirmed the deaths of key figures such as Mohammad Pakpour and Ali Shamkhani, while other senior officials were killed or seriously injured.
The reconstructed sequence is clear: at 6:00 a.m. in Israel, the fighter jets took off from their bases; after more than two hours of flight, at 9:40 a.m. local time, the missiles hit the compound. Khamenei was in one section of the building, while ministers and advisers were in another. The high-precision strike razed the entire complex.
Now the world is watching with extreme attention. The removal of Iran's supreme leader is one of the heaviest blows ever inflicted on Tehran's power structure and risks triggering a period of extremely high international tension.
The video, which went viral on X, allegedly shows the violent explosion in the compound of the Iranian leadership.
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The images show the powerful explosion and went viral within hours.
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