Israeli strike on Iran military leaders inspired by Game of Thrones scene the Red Wedding

Israel took inspiration from Game of Thrones and codenamed the operation which resulted in the bloodbath of a swath of high-ranking Iranian officials after an iconic scene from the show.

A clinical Israeli strike that wiped out dozens of Iran’s top military commanders was inspired by a brutal Game of Thrones scene.

The stealth attack was codenamed Red Wedding — after a notorious massacre from the HBO series in which an entire family is slaughtered in mere minutes, the Times of Israel first reported.

The Red Wedding scene from hit TV series, Game of Thrones. Picture: HBO

The real-life operation on June 13 — part of the start of the 12-day war — saw more than 200 Israeli Air Force aircraft striking roughly 100 targets, specifically nuclear facilities and missile factories.

Like the Game of Thrones scene, it quickly led to a bloodbath, obliterating a swath of high-ranking Iranian officials — including General Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard; Mohammad Bagheri, chief of the country’s military; and Gholam Ali Rashid, head of Iran’s emergency command.

Head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Hossein Salami was among those killed by Israel. Picture: AFP

Israel was able to trick some top commanders of Iran’s air force into gathering for a meeting before they were targeted in one strike, Israeli officials previously revealed.

The strike took inspiration from the show’s infamous massacre in season three that saw a slew of main characters – including Robb Starke (Richard Madden) and his mother, Catelyn Starke (Michelle Fairley) — butchered during a wedding reception by the bride’s family.

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‘YOU GOT BEAT TO HELL’: TRUMP’S FURY AT IRAN

President Trump said that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be truthful about the fact that he “got beat to hell” by the US and Israel — and warned that America would bomb Iran again if it continues to enrich uranium.

“I said, ‘Look, you’re a man of great faith, a man who is highly respected in his country, you have to tell the truth. You got beat to hell,’” Mr Trump told reporters after mocking the supreme leader for claiming he won the recent conflict.

President Donald Trump has order Iran to “tell the truth”. Picture: AP

“The last thing they’re thinking about is nuclear weapons right now,” the president added during his rare appearance in the White House briefing room.

Trump also said that he would “without question, absolutely” consider bombing Iran again if it enriches uranium to an extent that concerns him.

ISRAEL WILL ASSASINATE AYATOLLAH IF OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Jewish state had been actively hunting Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the 12-day onslaught — but the ideal opportunity to assassinate him never came through.

“I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Katz told Israeli TV on Thursday.

“But Khamenei understood this, went underground to very great depths and broke off contacts with the commanders who replaced those commanders who were eliminated, so it wasn’t realistic in the end.”

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is claiming victory; Picture: AP

Khamenei went into hiding after Israel launched its initial onslaught.

He only surfaced Thursday to bizarrely claim victory over Israel and America after President Trump announced a ceasefire between the warring nations.

“The Islamic Republic was victorious and, in retaliation, delivered a hand slap to America’s face,” Khamenei had claimed — despite Iran’s heavy losses.

This story originally appeared in The New York Post.