Israel claimed Iran to be an ‘existential threat’, while the US claimed Iran to pose an ‘imminent threat’ to its mainland through the latter’s rapidly growing capability in ballistic missiles. Both launched a pre-emptive air campaign on February 28, targeting key infrastructure in Iran and also taking out its top leadership in a well-timed and executed intelligence operation. Obviously, the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, was the top prize for both the US and Israel. The campaign was expected to pulverise Iran in a matter of days, decapitate its entire political and military leadership and orchestrate a change of regime in Iran in no time.
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