The United States and Israel didn’t just strike Iran - they reportedly targeted the very top of its power pyramid. Explosions rocked Tehran, Isfahan, Qom and beyond, with smoke rising near compounds linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Conflicting reports claim he was injured—or even killed—while Iran insists, he is safe. Senior figures, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC commanders, were also reportedly on the target list. Is this a calculated decapitation strategy to collapse the regime? Or could it strengthen hardliners instead? In the fog of war, one question looms: if you cut off the head, what grows back? Palki Sharma tells you.