The way Mossad had learned of Khamene's whereabouts is discovered

Cameras were one of the many sources of intelligence that helped confirm Ajatolah's whereabouts Saturday morning, according to two sources known to the case.

It was also a human source that reported to Americans, both sources have said, although the CIA refused to comment.

An Israeli intelligence official told the Financial Time that “we knew Tehran as we know Jerusalem... and that when you know (a place) as well as you know the way you grew up, you notice one thing that's not in the right place”.

Israel had managed to damage <x0-seconds” nearby mobile phone towers to prevent Khamene's bodyguards from receiving possible warnings.

The decision was made to target the leader at the beginning of the hostilities, sources have said, before he could seek refuge in a bomb-free bunker.

The operation was scheduled for months, FT reported, but was changed when American and Israeli intelligence learned that Khamenei and senior officials would meet at his complex on Saturday. /Time/