By BBC News World
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran (IRGC) announced the death of its intelligence chief, Majid Khademi, in a statement released this Monday by Iranian media.
The Iranian organization indicated that Khademi died this morning in a bombing and accused Israel and the United States of the murder.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed responsibility for Majid Khademi’s death.
The IDF posted on Telegram that his death represents “another hard blow” for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
When it comes to Iran’s acknowledgment of the deaths of its top commanders in the recent war, in most cases, Iran confirms their deaths only after Israel or the United States have claimed responsibility. However, this time, Iran announced it in advance.
Khademi had been appointed commander of the IRGC intelligence organization four days after his predecessor, Mohammad Kazemi, was killed in an Israeli strike on June 15, 2025, during the 12-day Iran-Israel war.
Khademi was a well-known military figure due to the different security positions he has held in Iran.
Before being the head of Iranian intelligence, Kadhemi was head of the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Ministry of Defense and head of the Intelligence Protection of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), where he had a long career.
In August last year, Khademi urged Parliament to prioritize the completion of a national intranet, saying it was necessary to “safeguard the sovereignty” of Iranian cyberspace.
Iran remains under a web block since the war began on February 28, although some national websites and apps remain accessible within the country.
In February, following violent anti-government protests, Khademi accused US President Donald Trump of increasing the number of casualties in the internal Iranian upheaval to justify foreign military intervention.
Khademi then claimed that more than 10 foreign intelligence services, including the Israeli intelligence and cyberwarfare unit 8200, participated in the protests that spread across Iran.
According to the US news agency Human Rights Activists News Agency, at least 7,000 people died in the January crackdown.
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