Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei was reportedly killed on February 28 after missile strikes by the US and Israel, according to media reports citing intelligence sources. A Financial Times report, quoting two people familiar with the matter, says Israeli intelligence infiltrated Tehran’s traffic camera network years ago to monitor the movements of Khamenei’s security detail and other senior officials.
The cameras, believed to be part of Iran’s internal surveillance system used to track protesters and regime opponents, were allegedly accessed by Mossad. One camera positioned strategically reportedly showed where members of Khamenei’s security team parked their vehicles. Using this access, Israeli operatives compiled detailed profiles of security personnel — including home addresses, work schedules and protection assignments — and used artificial intelligence tools and algorithms to analyse large volumes of movement and identity data.
The report also says cellular services on Pasteur Street, where Khamenei was allegedly targeted, were disrupted during the operation, impeding warnings and coordination by his security team. An Israeli intelligence official told the Financial Times, “We knew Tehran like we know Jerusalem. And when you know a place as well as the street you grew up on, you notice a single thing that’s out of place.”
The account also alleges the US CIA supported the operation through a human intelligence source who supplied key information. These details are based on media reporting and unnamed sources; specific operational claims have not been independently confirmed.
