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Inside Israel's Unprecedented Assassination of the Ayatollah

JL;DR SUMMARY The article recounts the meticulous intelligence operation by Israel and the U.S. that led to the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdfMossadIranMilitary StrategyAssassinationDeterrenceAli KhameneiIntelligenceU.S. Coordination

Places mentioned

Tehran, Iran
"Israel had penetrated nearly the entire network of traffic cameras across Tehran."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Their feeds were reportedly encrypted and streamed in real time to servers in Tel Aviv and southern Israel."
Beirut, Lebanon
"Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah who spent years in underground bunkers before being killed in a massive Israeli strike in Beirut in September 2024."
Saudi Arabia
"Chief of Staff Zamir has been in active contact with regional counterparts in recent days."
Bahrain
"One of Tehrans most consequential miscalculations was its direct aggression against Arab states particularly the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain."
United Arab Emirates
"One of Tehrans most consequential miscalculations was its direct aggression against Arab states particularly the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain."
United States
"Were less than 72 hours into the U.S.-Israel coordinated attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Israel
"Were less than 72 hours into the U.S.-Israel coordinated attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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