Trump said US intelligence beat Iran—The record backs him

June 6, 2026

Newsweek: The strike that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 began with an American secret. According to CBS News, intelligence gathered over months by the CIA, and shared with Israel, fixed the location of Iran’s leadership and opened the way for the first salvo of Operation Epic Fury. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said plainly that the operation was driven by intelligence collected by the United States and Israel…