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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell and Andrew Roth in Washington

Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘A window of opportunity’

Man with USA cap on sits at table listening to other man
Donald Trump speaks with the John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, during military operations against Iran. Photograph: The White House/Reuters

Donald Trump launched attacks against Iran on Saturday alongside Israel after they developed intelligence that they could simultaneously target the country’s leaders and mullahs at a compound in Tehran, according to two people familiar with deliberations.

The Israelis had been tracking the movements of Iran’s top leaders and determined, in conjunction with the United States, that there was a window of opportunity to kill them and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as they convened, the people said.

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