ConfirmedMilitary & securityBackgroundTehran, Iran
Strike in Tehran kills IRGC intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 11:30 AM in Tehran
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
The IRGC said the head of its Intelligence Organization, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, was killed in an early-morning attack, and the IDF said he died in an intelligence-based airstrike in Tehran, calling him a key figure in the war effort. The IRGC promised a "major retaliatory strike" under "Operation Crushing Revenge," and supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a rare condolence statement.
Why it matters
Khademi's predecessor was killed in strikes last summer; the IDF said Khademi shaped wartime situational assessments for Iran's senior leadership.
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- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
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- Al Jazeera (2)aljazeera.comPublished
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