For a long time, Israeli and U.S. military intelligence agencies have been monitoring and waiting for a rare opportunity — a meeting where senior Iranian political and military leaders would be present at the same time — so that they could be eliminated in one go. This opportunity finally came on February 28. Israeli officials said that at that time, intelligence personnel had identified not just one meeting, but three. They also had the exact location of Khamenei. The opportunity was so rare that the United States and Israel chose to launch airstrikes against Iran during the day. Israeli fighter jets dropped 30 bombs on Khamenei's residence, turning it into a pile of scorched ruins. Israel also announced the killing of several high-ranking Iranian political and military officials, including Ali Shamkhani, Khamenei's chief security advisor, Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Amir Nasirzadeh, the defense minister. This strike once again demonstrated the strength of Israeli intelligence and its ability to deliver a deadly blow when the enemy is most vulnerable and unprepared. While everyone expected the attack to take place under the cover of darkness, the Israeli forces chose to strike in broad daylight, achieving tactical surprise. The death of Khamenei marked the end of an operation that Israel had been planning for more than two years, but it also opened up a period of uncertainty and potential instability.
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