_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Israel is systematically hunting down Iran's top officials with a precision that has stunned intelligence observers worldwide. In the weeks since the war began, Israeli strikes have killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top security official Ali Larijani, and senior military commander Gholam Reza Soleimani.
One of the reasons for its success is its extensive intelligence-gathering efforts within Iran, including spies who are embedded around the country, providing Israel with real-time data on the whereabouts of top Iranian officials.
The Israeli and American Air Force now operate freely over Tehran, and regime figures who once felt untouchable are being located in their hideouts and eliminated one by one.
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