Dov Lieber

They had immediately achieved aerial superiority over Iran.

They were bombing at will, whatever they want.

Well, the U.S.

and Israel have been working hand in hand, but they've kind of divided responsibilities throughout the entire war.

The United States' main responsibility has been destroying the Iranian Navy, the Iranian Air Force, you know, just pure firepower.

Israel has been doing some of the same things, but Israel has been kind of the tip of the spear in terms of this regime change campaign.

Immediately after killing the Supreme Leader of Iran and his top generals, Israel starts blowing up all of the headquarters of the internal security forces of Iran.

So the IRGC, the police, the Basij, which is like a million-man militia, all the different organizations that are responsible for internal security.

And then it watches as those security forces move to their auxiliary sites, for example, sports stadiums.

It waits for them to fill up those sports stadiums, and then it bombs sports stadiums.

I think from Israel's point of view, they were really trying to get the senior commanders of the regime to turn sides, essentially, to either quit their roles or join some kind of opposition or just stand aside.

The Mossad agent calls the official and he says, can you hear me?

And then he says, we know everything about you.

You are on our blacklist and we have all the information about you.

Okay, the commander says.

And then the Mossad agent says, I call to warn you in advance that you should stand with your people's side.

And if you will not do that, your destiny will be as your leader.

Do you hear me?

And then the Iranian commander responds, Brother, I swear on the Quran, I'm not your enemy.

And then he says, I'm a dead man already.