Israel wiped out Iranian nuclear scientists and leaders in 'Game of Thrones' attack

Israel wiped out top Iranian nuclear scientists and military leaders in an attack said to have been inspired by a famous scene from HBO's Game of Thrones.

The operation, where bombs were coordinated to rain down on Tehran on June 13, was referred to as the "Red Wedding" by Israeli military officials. The scene is one of the most famous in modern TV history, with key figures of House Stark being killed on the orders of House Lannister during a wedding, decisively bringing an end to the North's rebellion against the crown.

Israel's generals watched from a bunker as Israel carried out he devastating attack above ground. When the dust settled, some 30 military officials, including the IRGG chief as well as the chief of staff of the country's Armed Forces were killed in the strike alongside nine of Iran's top scientists who endeavoured to improve its enrichment programme.

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The US then carried out its own strikes on three nuclear sites, using so-called "bunker busters" before claiming the country's nuclear capabilities had been "totally obliterated." At least 1,054 people in Iran as well as 318 military personnel have died following the attacks.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took on the spirit of GOT character Tywin Lannister by carrying out a campaign of deception, tricking his own son and wife and drawing the US into the conflict. Mr Netanyahu announced he would take a short break to celebrate Avner's wedding on June 16 but he was in fact plotting to delay the wedding - something he had not told his family, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Mr Netanyahu's media team then leaked claims of a rift between him and the president with Mr Trump going on to urge Israel not to strike. By this time, Mr Trump had been briefed that Israel would carry out a strike.

The plan was then carried out with Iran's military being hit simultaneously, which became to be known as the Red Wedding. Israeli officials feared the plan was in jeopardy when Iran learned about the strike, but their leaders ended up gathering together in one place.

Among those killed include Mohammad Bagheri, the commander in chief of Iran's military, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the leader of the airspace unit of the Revolutionary Guards. Top scientists were also killed after bombs exploded at the homes of nine researchers.

Major General Oded Basiuk, the head of Israel's Operations Directorate who planned the attack, said i was impossible to know if it would be successful. MailOnline reported he said: "When we started to plan this thing in detail, it was very difficult to know that this would work."

A leaked US intelligence report cast doubt the American strikes had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities and halted its plan to obtain weapons of mass destruction by years. But the Trump administration has hit out against the report and claimed the mission was among the most decisive in history.