Israel Iran War Hacked Traffic Cameras, Mobile Phone Networks: How Khamenei Was Tracked, Killed Nearly all traffic cameras in Tehran had been hacked for years by Israel, according to a Financial Times report. When senior Iranian officials arrived near Pasteur Street, where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli air strike, Israeli intelligence was monitoring the scene. One camera provided critical visibility into the restricted compound, allowing analysts to track patterns of movement and routines of security personnel. Sophisticated algorithms compiled detailed dossiers on guards, including their addresses, work hours, patrol routes, and the individuals they protected. This data, referred to as a "pattern of life," was part of a years-long intelligence campaign that enabled the assassination of the 86-year-old supreme leader. Israeli and CIA analysts used real-time traffic data to predict Khamenei’s schedule, determining he would be in his offices on Saturday morning. Israeli intelligence detected a meeting at the leadership compound and coordinated strikes to move forward. The CIA confirmed Khamenei’s presence at the site, while Israel disrupted mobile phone towers near Pasteur Street, making calls appear busy and preventing warnings to his protection detail. The operation relied on signals intelligence from Unit 8200, Mossad assets, and military intelligence, with social network analysis parsing billions of data points. The attack followed a 12-day war in June, during which Israeli pilots used Sparrow missiles to kill over a dozen Iranian nuclear scientists and military officials. These missiles, capable of striking targets as small as a dining table from over 1,000km away, bypassed Iran’s air defenses.#iran #israel #khamenei #unit_8200 #pasteur_street
