“We Knew Tehran Like Jerusalem”: FT Reveals Massive Mossad Hack Before Khamenei Strike

A bombshell new report from the Financial Times has exposed the staggering depth of Israeli intelligence penetration inside Iran, revealing the unprecedented cyber-espionage operation that paved the way for the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
According to the report, the pinpoint accuracy of Saturday’s decapitation strike was not just the result of recent CIA intelligence sharing, but the culmination of years of deep, systemic infiltration by the Mossad.
The Tehran Panopticon
The Financial Times details an intelligence operation of massive scale, effectively turning the Iranian capital’s own security apparatus against its leadership.
* Total Surveillance: Prior to the strike, Israeli intelligence had reportedly monitored the movements and routines of senior Iranian officials for several years. To achieve this, the Mossad successfully hacked into “nearly all” of the municipal and security surveillance cameras across Tehran.
* The Inside View: The sheer level of visual dominance allowed Israeli planners to map the exact, minute-by-minute routines of the regime’s apex. Highlighting the extent of the infiltration, a current Mossad operative told the FT, “We knew Tehran as well as we know Jerusalem.”
The Cellular Sabotage
While the CIA helped pinpoint the specific Saturday morning gathering, the Mossad was responsible for ensuring Khamenei and his top generals could not be warned as the U.S. and Israeli fighter jets entered Iranian airspace.
* Targeting the Towers: According to the report, Israeli intelligence physically or electronically disabled components of approximately a dozen cell towers in the immediate vicinity of the Supreme Leader’s government compound.
* Simulated Activity: In a highly sophisticated electronic warfare tactic, Israeli operatives didn’t just jam the signals; they simulated normal phone activity during incoming calls. This specific sabotage prevented Khamenei’s sprawling security detail from receiving any potential early warning alerts regarding the incoming bunker-busters.
Closing the Trap
This tactical cellular isolation perfectly explains how the allied forces achieved total surprise. By blinding the local cell grid and feeding false “normalcy” to the surrounding networks, the Mossad ensured that Khamenei and his top commanders remained completely unaware above ground, unable to retreat to their subterranean bunkers before the precision munitions leveled the complex.