US-Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intelligence chief: Guards
Published: 08:04 AM,Apr 06,2026 | EDITED : 12:04 PM,Apr 06,2026
The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 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.