Iran's IRGC intel chief Majid Khademi killed in US-Israel strikes

Majid Khademi, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence arm, was killed on Monday, April 6, 2026, in what Iran described as a terrorist attack by the American-Zionist enemy. Khademi had taken the helm of the IRGC’s intelligence operations in 2025, succeeding a predecessor who was killed in Israeli air strikes during a 12-day confrontation earlier that year.

Khademi spent decades in Iran’s security and counter-espionage spheres, climbing through the ranks of the Guards’ intelligence apparatus and holding senior roles in the defense ministry. Before his appointment, he led the Guards’ Intelligence Protection Organisation, a unit tasked with internal surveillance and counter-intelligence work. The IRGC’s intelligence arm is one of Iran’s most powerful security bodies, operating with a high degree of autonomy and often in parallel with the civilian intelligence ministry.

The killing comes as part of a broader pattern of high-value strikes that have punctuated Iran-Israel tensions in recent years, raising questions about regional stability and potential escalations. Iran publicly framed the incident as a terrorist attack carried out by adversaries allied with Israel, signaling a hard line in its response rhetoric while prompting international observers to monitor possible retaliatory moves.

Experts caution that the loss of Khademi could affect the IRGC’s internal surveillance and counter-intelligence operations in the near term, with the broader security landscape in the Middle East already volatile due to ongoing confrontations between regional powers. How Tehran chooses to respond, and how foreign powers recalibrate their activities in the region, remains a critical关注 point for policymakers and analysts alike.

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