Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that while holding meetings at the Supreme Leader's compound during the opening of the war was not unusual, the enemy's knowledge of the meetings indicates an intelligence breach that apparently remains unresolved, according to N12 journalist Asaf Rosenzweig.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has acknowledged that an intelligence breach allowed the enemy to know about meetings held at Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's compound, and that the breach "apparently still exists and has not been resolved," according to N12 journalist Asaf Rosenzweig. This admission, reported Sunday afternoon, reinforces earlier statements from Araghchi and adds a named source to the reporting.
The Zioneer first reported Sunday at 13:01 Jerusalem that Araghchi said the strike on Khamenei's residence exploited a "security hole" that remains open, citing an Arabic-language channel. Shortly after, at the same timestamp, the desk reported Araghchi's explicit confirmation that the intelligence breach remains unresolved. A third thread item, also at 13:01, provided Araghchi's full account of being at the compound on the morning of the attack, describing meetings with President Pezeshkian at 08:00 and Khamenei's chief of staff at 09:00 before the strike.
The context of the breach is significant: Araghchi's own account places him and other senior officials inside the compound during the strike, underscoring the sensitivity of the intelligence failure. As The Zioneer reported earlier, Araghchi has been a key figure in Iran's diplomatic and military posture, and the breach raises questions about the security of the leadership's decision-making. The N12 report provides a second source for the claim that the breach persists.
What remains open is the specific nature of the breach—how the enemy obtained the information, and whether any measures have been taken to close it. Araghchi's statement acknowledges the problem but offers no details on mitigation or investigation.
3 developments
- DevelopingNo event: message contains only name of Iranian foreign minister
- StrongIranian FM Araghchi: Only a few have met Khamenei, expands on earlier denial
- StrongAraghchi: Khamenei compound attacked at 9:00 during chief of staff briefing, after warning president at 8:00
- StrongIranian FM Araghchi posts on X after US strikes, as diplomatic flurry continues
Source and signal
- Internal intake