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Israel announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ intelligence chief Brig.Gen.Majid Khademi and Quds Force special operations commander Asghar Bagheri were both killed.
In a statement posted on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Khademi’s killing, accusing him of helping advance terrorist attacks abroad and overseeing surveillance of Iranian civilians as part of the regime’s crackdown on domestic protests.
“Khademi wasn’t just any figure, he was effectively No.2 within the IRGC, one of the few senior commanders who managed to survive multiple waves of Israeli and American targeting over the past year — until now,�“He kept moving, relocating, but ultimately he washunted down and eliminated.
“He oversaw an intelligence apparatus that repeatedly failed to detect or prevent major Israeli and U.S.operations, including a series of strategic surprises that exposed deep vulnerabilities inside Iran’s security system.”
IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi was killed in an Israeli precision strike that also took out a Quds force commander early Monday morning.(POOL via WANA/Reuters, AP Images)
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Notably, Khademi was “deeply involved in attempts to penetrate U.S.systems, including efforts tobreach the Pentagon,” and “coordinated extensively with Russia,” according to the official.
“His removal marks a significant blow to Iran’s intelligence leadership at a time when the regime is already under sustained pressure,” the official added.
Bagheri was also killed at the same time as the strike that took out Khademi, the official noted.
Israel released this statement, announcing the killing of IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi early Monday morning.(Israel Defense Forces / X)
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“Bagheri was directly involved in recruiting agents across the Middle East and orchestrating attacks againstAmerican targets in Iraqand Syria — including operations that led to U.S.casualties,�
TheIDF confirmed the killingof Bagheri on X later Monday morning.
“In recent years, Bagheri advanced numerous attacks against both Israel and worldwide,” the IDF wrote.“In addition, Bagheri personally commanded operations targeting IDF soldiers on the Syrian-Israel border.”
Khademi spent decades in intelligence and counter-espionage roles while rising through Iran’s security apparatus.
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Before his appointment, Khademi headed the Guard’s Intelligence Protection Organization, charged with internal surveillance and counter-intelligence, and held senior roles in Iran’s defense ministry.
The IRGC intelligence arm is one of Iran’s most powerful security bodies, with a central role indomestic surveillanceto counter foreign influence, and often operating in parallel with the civilian intelligence ministry.
� Trey Yingst and Reuters contributed to this report.
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