Airstrike reportedly hit meeting building in Qom for planned successor discussions

Senior Iranian clerics will be “left exposed” if Israel strikes a meeting place where they were due to meet on Tuesday, a defense analyst has claimed, just days after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound in Tehran was razed.

It was reported that clerics who are members of the Assembly of Experts plan to meet in Qom to discuss the succession plans of Khamenei, who was killed in the attacks. Times of Israel.

“This second attack will be a new embarrassment for what remains of the regime.” Kobi MichaelA senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute told Fox News Digital:

“This shows the dominance and superiority of intelligence because any movement is detected, which means they will feel exposed,” Michael added.

“From now on, the leadership will feel insecure and hunted, all their plans will collapse one after another.”

“They will feel completely isolated and realize that the biggest risk may come from their own country, namely from the next possible uprising,” he added.

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Brig. According to The Times of Israel, General Effie Defrin confirmed that the Israeli Air Force hit the building where senior clergy planned to gather.

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General view of Tehran, Iran, where smoke is visible from afar after the explosions in the city on Monday. (Contributor/Getty Images)

According to information quoted by an Israeli defense source, it is not yet known how many of the 88 members were present during the attack. The second attack on Iran’s leadership came amid a broader military campaign.

As previously reported by Fox News Digital, US forces hit more than 1,700 targets across Iran in the first 72 hours of Operation Epic Fury, according to a US Central Command fact sheet.

The campaign aims to dismantle Iran’s security apparatus and neutralize what officials describe as imminent threats.

According to U.S. Central Command, the targets include command and control centers, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Headquarters, the Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Forces headquarters, integrated air defense systems and ballistic missile sites.

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USS Thomas Hudner fired a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury while at sea on Sunday. (via US Navy/Getty Images)

“We need strategic patience and determination and within a few weeks the bulk of the work will be completed,” Michael added. “Even if the regime does not collapse, Iran will not be as we know it.

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“I assume that the United States and Israel will establish a very robust monitoring mechanism that will allow them to react when the regime tries to rebuild its military capabilities.”

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