Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, unexpectedly gave the orders to attack Iran, including the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from an underground command center in Tel Aviv. Zamir, a key architect of the joint Israeli-American offensive, has long focused on the threat from Iran and its proxies. The conflict, which began with a surprise attack on the Iranian nuclear program, marks the first open war between Israel and Iran, not just their proxies. General Zamir has been working closely with top U.S. military officials, including hosting Admiral Brad Cooper for Shabbat dinner in Israel.
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