Cabot Phillips

There were three simultaneous strikes by the Israelis.

The Ayatollah was meeting with his top advisors from the intelligence and military community in Iran.

The Ayatollah was meeting with his top advisors from the intelligence and military community in Iran.

There were two other meetings going on above ground.

There were two other meetings going on above ground.

Right now, reports from the White House are saying that the Ayatollah did not believe that he was going to be targeted in the morning.

Right now, reports from the White House are saying that the Ayatollah did not believe that he was going to be targeted in the morning.

He was not in his bunker.

He was not in his bunker.

And the U.S., we believe, preferred to launch this strike in the middle of the night, as they have in the past.

And the U.S., we believe, preferred to launch this strike in the middle of the night, as they have in the past.

But when they saw that the Ayatollah was meeting above ground, they took the opportunity.

But when they saw that the Ayatollah was meeting above ground, they took the opportunity.

They said this might be the best chance we get.

They said this might be the best chance we get.

And we now know that the U.S.

And we now know that the U.S.

and Israel were, again, successful in that operation.

and Israel were, again, successful in that operation.

We're now going to get to one of our reporters, Brecca Stoll, who has been on the ground in New York City.