This is fascinating, but scary. I have never felt more fortunate to be an anonymous nobody.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reward came from heaven (sort of).
It was a precise decapitation strike. The initial phase of Operation Epic Fury targeted Iran’s top political and military figures and achieved its goal. Their key leaders are now gone, including the core of their military command. In essence, anyone not deterred by our threats to stop their nuclear ambitions is eliminated.
The most significant target was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom Israel was able to eliminate last weekend when this US-Israeli military operation began. They used the Blue Sparrow missile, which was able to rain hellfire from the heavens—literally. The missile seeks its target from space (via NY Post):
The Blue Sparrow, a missile that can fly for 1,240 miles and leaves the Earth’s atmosphere before crashing down, was used by Israel during Operation Epic Fury, killing Khamenei and his cohorts on Saturday.
So intense was the impact of the missile that debris was found in western Iraq, according to Israeli sources.
Israeli F-15 jets and other aircraft were deployed at around 7:30 a.m. Iran time, with the aircraft unleashing 30 missiles, including Blue Sparrows, to the heart of the Ayatollah’s compound about two hours later.
The missile’s ability to exit and re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere make them nearly impossible to intercept, allowing the bombs to clear Iran’s defense systems.
Blue Sparrows are typically launched from fighter jets, with their booster rockets taking them to space so the bombs may hover over their intended target.
The Blue Sparrow was originally designed to evade air defense systems given their high speed, with Israel believed to have used them during the 2024 assault on Iran.
“We released photos and information suggesting that IDF staff and senior command were going home for Shabbat dinner,” said the official, who did not want to be named, according to the BBC.
While the high-ranking officials made a show of leaving the headquarters to enjoy the weekend, they quickly donned disguises and covertly returned to the facility to prep for the attack on Khamenei’s compound.
Although the strikes were originally planned for nighttime, the schedule was shifted to exploit a Saturday morning meeting of Tehran’s top officials, people familiar with the operation told the New York Times.
Prior to the attack, Khamenei was believed to be spending most of his evenings in a deep, underground bunker to shield himself from any attacks.
Mossad, Israel’s top intelligence agency, was able to keep tabs on where the regime’s senior leaders’ bodyguards were stationed when they arrived at Khamenei’s compound on Pasteur Street in the heart of Tehran, the IDF officials noted.
The spy agency had access to the guards’ schedules and movements, with one camera in the vicinity proving pivotal in tracking the situation.
All developments were then transmitted back to Tel Aviv, letting Israeli officials know the perfect time to strike.
Israeli F-15 jets and other aircraft were deployed at around 7:30 a.m. Iran time, with the aircraft unleashing 30 missiles, including Blue Sparrows, at the heart of the Ayatollah’s compound about two hours later.
Blue Sparrows are part of an air-launched missile series designed to simulate the Soviet Union’s Scud missiles, similar to those used by Iraq during the Gulf War.
They are typically launched from fighter jets, with their booster rockets taking them to space so the bombs may hover over their intended target.
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