IDF confirms IRGC intel chief killed; Quds Force commander also eliminated in strike

Israel announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence main Brig. Gen. Majid Khademi was killed successful a precision strike, pinch an Israeli charismatic noting that Quds Force’s typical operations commandant Asghar Bagheri was eliminated astatine nan aforesaid time.

In a connection posted connected X, nan Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Khademi's killing, accusing him of helping beforehand violent attacks overseas and overseeing surveillance of Iranian civilians arsenic portion of nan regime’s crackdown connected home protests.

"Khademi wasn’t conscionable immoderate figure, he was efficaciously No. 2 wrong nan IRGC, 1 of nan fewer elder commanders who managed to past aggregate waves of Israeli and American targeting complete nan past twelvemonth — until now," a elder Israeli charismatic told Fox News. "He kept moving, relocating, but yet he was hunted down and eliminated.

"He oversaw an intelligence servants of nan state that many times grounded to observe aliases forestall awesome Israeli and U.S. operations, including a bid of strategical surprises that exposed heavy vulnerabilities wrong Iran’s information system."

IRGC intelligence main Majid Khademi was killed successful an Israeli precision onslaught that besides took retired a Quds unit commandant early Monday morning. (Israel Defense Forces / X)

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Notably, Khademi was "deeply progressive successful attempts to penetrate U.S. systems, including efforts to breach nan Pentagon," and "coordinated extensively pinch Russia," according to nan official.

"His removal marks a important rustle to Iran’s intelligence activity astatine a clip erstwhile nan authorities is already nether sustained pressure," nan charismatic added.

Bagheri was besides killed astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic nan onslaught that took retired Khademi, nan charismatic noted, but nan IDF has yet to officially corroborate his killing.

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"Bagheri was straight progressive successful recruiting agents crossed nan Middle East and orchestrating attacks against American targets successful Iraq and Syria — including operations that led to U.S. casualties," nan elder charismatic told Fox News.

Khademi spent decades successful intelligence and counter-espionage roles while rising done Iran’s information apparatus.

Before his appointment, Khademi headed nan Guard's Intelligence Protection Organization, charged pinch soul surveillance and counter-intelligence, and held elder roles successful Iran’s defense ministry.

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The IRGC intelligence limb is 1 of Iran’s astir powerful information bodies, pinch a cardinal domiciled successful domestic surveillance to antagonistic overseas influence, and often operating successful parallel pinch nan civilian intelligence ministry.

Fox News' Trey Yingst and Reuters contributed to this report.