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Last Updated:March 03, 2026, 09:22 IST
Iran's cameras are believed to be part of the state’s surveillance system used to identify and track protesters and opponents of the regime.
Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP File File)
Israel infiltrated Tehran’s extensive traffic camera network to monitor the bodyguards of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other high-ranking officials, the Financial Times reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation.
Iran’s cameras are believed to be part of the state’s surveillance system used to identify and track protesters and opponents of the regime. However, Mossad managed to turn these cameras against the regime.
The report suggested that Israel gained access to the cameras years ago and found that one particular camera was angled in such a way that it showed where members of Khamenei’s security team parked their cars.
Through the cameras, Israeli intelligence built files on the guards’ addresses, work schedules, and who they were assigned to protect.
In addition to this, Israel and the US also disrupted cellular service on Tehran’s Pasteur Street, where Khamenei was assassinated, so those trying reach the bodyguards and deliver possible warnings would receive busy signals, per the report.
“We knew Tehran like we know Jerusalem," an Israeli intelligence official tells the Financial Times. “And when you know [a place] as well as you know the street you grew up on, you notice a single thing that’s out of place."
Israel used AI tools and algorithms it had developed to sort through mountains of data it was amassing on Iran’s leadership and their movements, according to official who spoke with the British daily.
That allowed them to track Khamenei to the Saturday meeting where he was struck, and assured the Mossad and CIA that senior officials were on their way to the meeting. The CIA also had a human source who provided key intelligence, according to the sources.
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March 03, 2026, 09:22 IST
News world Tehran’s Traffic Cameras Allowed Israel To Track Khamenei, Senior Iranian Officials: Report
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