IRGC intel chief killed in strike

The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran’s ?elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed on Monday in a “terrorist attack by the American-Zionist (Israeli) enemy”, Iranian media said, citing a ?statement by the Guards.

Majid Khademi, who becomes the latest key ?figure killed in U.S.-Israeli air strikes, took over in 2025 after Israeli air strikes killed his predecessor.

He spent decades in intelligence and counter-espionage roles ?while rising through Iran’s security apparatus.

Before his appointment, Khademi headed the Guards’ Intelligence Protection Organisation, charged with internal surveillance and counter-intelligence, and held senior roles in Iran’s defence ministry.

The IRGC intelligence arm is one of Iran’s most powerful security bodies, with a central role in domestic surveillance to counter foreign influence, and often operating in parallel with the civilian intelligence ministry.