Israel and US Used Hacked Tehran Cameras and Networks to Track Khamenei Before Strike

Israel reportedly conducted a years-long intelligence operation hacking Tehran's traffic camera network and infiltrating mobile phone systems to monitor Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his security detail. Using encrypted footage transmitted to servers in Israel and advanced algorithms, Israeli agencies built detailed profiles of Khamenei's protection team, tracking their routines and movements near Pasteur Street. The operation, supported by US intelligence, included disrupting mobile networks to hinder communications, enabling a precise airstrike that killed Khamenei. Various theories about tracking methods circulated, but hacking surveillance infrastructure remains the most substantiated.