The "Geneva Trap": Inside Trump’s Secret Decision to Assassinate Khamenei and Netanyahu’s Mar-a-Lago Pact

According to an "Axios" deep dive, the assassination of Ali Khamenei was a masterpiece of strategic deception. The plan was solidified in December during a meeting between Netanyahu and Trump at Mar-a-Lago. While Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were engaging in "last-chance" talks in Geneva just 48 hours before the strike, they were secretly reporting back to VP JD Vance that the Iranians were merely "stalling for time."

Trump officially signed off on the strike Friday, following the failure of a last-minute Omani mediation attempt. By keeping the diplomatic channel open until the very last second, Washington ensured Khamenei would not go into hiding. On Saturday morning, as predicted, the Supreme Leader held an outdoor meeting with top advisors. Within minutes, combined U.S.-Israeli airpower struck three separate command hubs simultaneously, decapitating the regime's leadership in what is now called the largest joint air operation in history.