US EditionIsrael hacked Iranian traffic cameras to spy on Khamenei: Report
Israeli and U.S. intelligence used hacked Tehran traffic cameras and AI to map Khamenei's routines, enabling a precision strike that fired 30 missiles and disrupted local networks.
- On March 3, 2026, the Financial Times reported Israel's spy agencies hacked Tehran traffic cameras for years, enabling pinpointing of Khamenei for a targeted strike by Israeli and American forces.
- Planning traces back to 2001 under Ariel Sharon's order, as Israeli intelligence mapped a detailed "life pattern" for Khamenei to prepare for Operation Roaring Lion, the Financial Times reported.
- Nearly all Tehran traffic cameras were compromised, with footage encrypted and sent to servers, while AI tools and algorithms developed by Israeli intelligence sifted data and one Pasteur Street camera tracked bodyguards' movements.
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Hacked cameras and manipulated telephone poles: A report from the »Financial Times« provides insights into how Israel and the US managed to kill Ali Khamenei.
A few days after Ali Khamenei's death, more details emerged about the secret operation that led to the Iranian leader's death. The British newspaper Financial Times revealed that the Israeli Mossad monitored all of Tehran's traffic cameras for years. This allowed the intelligence agency to observe the ayatollah and his inner circle in meticulous detail.
Israel hacked Tehran's surveillance cameras and tracked the movements of bodyguards, reports the Financial Times.
How Israel’s Mossad hacked Tehran’s traffic cameras to track Ayatollah Khamenei
The operation was conducted by Israel’s spy agency, Mossad. Two people in the know have said that Mossad hacked Iran’s traffic cameras to track Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials. They then fed the intelligence into complex algorithms to build a pattern of Khamenei’s daily life ahead of the airstrike
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