In a revelation that reads like a high-stakes spy thriller, the Financial Times has pulled back the curtain on how Israeli intelligence dismantled the Iranian regime from the inside out. Forget beepers this was a years-long, total digital takeover of the streets of Tehran.
While the Iranian regime used its vast surveillance network to hunt down protesters & dissidents, the Mossad was using that same network to hunt them.
Nearly every traffic camera in Tehran was reportedly hacked years ago. The footage was encrypted & transmitted in real-time to servers in Tel Aviv & southern Israel.
Encrypted & Transmitted
Using advanced AI & algorithms, Israeli intelligence built massive dossiers on the ‘Vali Amr Protection Unit’ Khamenei’s elite bodyguards. They knew their home addresses, their shifts, their travel routes, & even where they liked to park their personal cars.
One specific camera near Pasteur Street (the Supreme Leader’s compound) provided the “golden view” that allowed analysts to track exactly who was entering the compound & when.
The depth of this intelligence is what made the Sat. morning strike possible. By the time President Trump & PM Netanyahu gave the order for the “Big Wave,” the target was already locked.
Cellular Towers
On the morning of the strike, Israel reportedly jammed cellular towers around the compound. Bodyguards trying to call for warnings heard nothing but busy signals.
While the hacked cameras provided the visual, the CIA reportedly supplied a human source that confirmed the “rare convergence” of Khamenei & his top lieutenants in one place.
Another example of how modern cyber technology can provide advantage in warfare.
