The impressive early successes of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran highlight a crucial strategic advantage that Washington and Tel Aviv hold over many of our potential enemies: high-quality intelligence.
Before the recent Epic Fury strike on Iran, U.S. and Israeli intelligence knew that Iran’s large orders of missiles from China and Russia had just started arriving. Hundreds of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles would soon be in Tehran’s arsenal. This critical information most likely accelerated the Israeli and U.S. timetable.
An even more important tranche of vital intelligence emerged from the months-long U.S. and Israeli surveillance of the movements and plans of Iran’s top political and military officials, including the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his senior military advisors.
Over a week ago, the U.S. and Israel knew where and when Khamenei and his most senior leaders would meet. This foreknowledge almost guaranteed that one strike would decapitate a major part of the Iranian leadership.
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