Iran war: what we know about Ali Khamenei’s killing one week on

Iran war: what we know about Ali Khamenei’s killing one week onAs the US and Israel continue to pound Iran, details have emerged on how intelligence services went about setting up their attack3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenPublished: 11:48pm, 7 Mar 2026With further negotiations pencilled in with the US and perhaps assuming that any assassination attempt would take place at night, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was at his complex in Tehran last Saturday morning.It would be his last.An air strike obliterated the compound in Tehran where a gathering of key decision-makers was taking place, killing Khamenei, his wife and other top officials.As the US and Israel have pounded Iran with thousands of attacks over the last week, some details have emerged about how their intelligence services - the CIA and Mossad - set up an operation that has demonstrated once again the extent to which Iran has been penetrated.According to statements from US officials, it was an Israeli strike made possible through US and Israeli reconnaissance and communication intercepts. Iran says it will halt strikes on neighbouring nationsIran says it will halt strikes on neighbouring nationsThe New York Times reported that the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) gave the Israelis details on Khamenei’s location at dawn on the day of the strike.