- Julian E BarnesRonen BergmanEric SchmittTyler Pager
- New York TimesUpdated: Mar 02, 2026, 11:12 IST IST
Washington: Shortly before the United States and Israel were poised to launch an attack on Iran, the CIA zeroed in on the location of perhaps the most important target: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader.

