Summary
On Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated during US and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran. The operation involved US intelligence sharing information with Israel to target Khamenei and senior military officials. As of Monday, 787 people were reported killed following these events.
Key Facts
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was Iran’s Supreme Leader for over 30 years.
- He was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran on Saturday morning.
- The operation targeted Khamenei and other Iranian military officials.
- The US CIA gathered intelligence and shared it with Israel for the strike.
- As of Monday, 787 people in Iran were confirmed dead due to the strikes and subsequent events.
- An airstrike on a school in Minab, Iran, killed at least 165 people.
- President Trump stated that intelligence and tracking systems were crucial in the operation.
