The moment when the attack on Ali Khamenei was carried out was chosen based on intelligence data collected by the CIA for months, an AP source said on condition of anonymity.
The Americans were to immediately share the acquired data on the supreme leader of Iran and other Iranian officials with the Israeli side. The Associated Press said its informant was a person with knowledge of the U.S. operation against Iran.
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When did Ali Khamenei die?
What were the consequences of the attack on Iran?
Who died apart from Ali Khamenei?
What did Iran do in response to the US and Israeli attack?
Iran's supreme leader is dead. Attack on a complex in Tehran
Iranian authorities confirmed on Sunday that Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday morning in his compound. Earlier, Israeli media reported that the Ayatollah's residence in Tehran was “completely destroyed” as a result of US-Israeli strikes.
Israel and the US carried out the attack while Ali Khamenei was meeting with his top advisers, Reuters reported. Iranian authorities confirmed that in addition to the ayatollah, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Pakpur, and the influential security advisor Ali Shamkhani were also killed.
US and Israel attack on Iran. Reprisal
On Saturday morning Polish time, American and Israeli troops carried out an attack on targets in Iran. The Iranian army launched a wave of large-scale retaliatory missile and drone attacks. American bases in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, as well as Israel, became the targets. Iranian drones also started flying into hotels and residential buildings.
On Sunday morning, explosions were heard, among others: in Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Iran also attacked Oman, which until now had acted as a mediator between Tehran and Washington. Israeli forces also carry out attacks, and powerful explosions shake the country's capital. A three-person body has been established in Tehran to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Saturday's attacks.
