Intelligence head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, media say

April 6 (Reuters) - ‌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.

(Editing by Toby Chopra and Clarence ‌Fernandez)

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