Seyed Majid Khademi, Iranian Intelligence Chief, Killed in Overnight Attack
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Major General Seyed Majid Khademi, intelligence chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, marking a significant strike against Iran's senior leadership.
- Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, confirmed Khademi’s death and stated that Israel will continue targeting senior Iranian officials, vowing to “hunt them down, one by one.”
- Khademi was one of several high-ranking Iranian officials recently killed, following a pattern of Israeli attacks on top Iranian generals, officials, and nuclear scientists since late February.
- Khademi had only held his position since June, succeeding predecessors who were also killed in an airstrike during a recent 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran.
- Iran’s state broadcaster condemned the attack as a “criminal terrorist attack by the American-Zionist enemy,” highlighting the ongoing tensions and conflict between the countries.
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