Iranian media reports reveal that the Israeli airstrike on the first day of the war targeting top Iranian leadership was preceded by a sophisticated deception operation involving a fake phone call.
According to sources in Tehran, a number of senior Iranian military and government officials received what they believed was an urgent, secure call from Israeli intelligence sources, indicating a breach in internal communications. The call prompted an emergency meeting at a heavily guarded site in western Iran.
Unbeknownst to the officials, the call was part of a calculated Israeli disinformation campaign designed to lure key figures into one location. Shortly after the meeting convened, Israeli aircraft launched a precision strike on the facility.
Iran has not officially confirmed the identities of those killed or injured in the strike, but unofficial sources suggest that several senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guard were either killed or critically wounded.