News Desk
TEHRAN: The intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Majid Khadami, was killed in a strike carried out by the United States and Israel, according to official confirmation from Iranian authorities.
Israel’s Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, claimed that Israeli forces conducted an operation in the Iranian capital, Tehran, targeting senior leadership of the IRGC’s intelligence wing. He stated that Maj Gen Khadami was killed during the strike.
Iranian media later reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also confirmed the death of its intelligence chief, describing it as a result of a joint American-Israeli attack. The development marks a significant escalation in tensions between Tehran and its regional adversaries.
According to a statement issued on Monday and carried by Fars News Agency, Khadami had played a central role in Iran’s intelligence and security apparatus for nearly five decades. He was regarded as a key figure in shaping Iran’s internal and external intelligence strategies.
The IRGC said that details regarding his funeral prayers and burial arrangements would be announced at a later stage.
The killing of such a senior intelligence official is likely to heighten already volatile regional dynamics, with analysts warning of potential retaliation and further escalation in the coming days.
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