The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed on Monday in an "attack by the... enemy", Iranian media said, citing a statement by the Guards.
Majid Khademi, who becomes the latest key figure killed in US-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.
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