Israeli Defense Minister Confirms Death Of IRGC Intelligence Chief

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 6. The Israeli military has confirmed that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence chief, Major General Majid Khademi, was killed in one of the airstrikes carried out in Tehran this morning, Trend reports.

Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, stated that he was briefed on the operation during a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir.

“Iranian leaders live in fear of being pursued. We will continue to hunt them one by one,” Katz said.

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Early this morning, Major General Majid Khademi, head of the Intelligence Service of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, Trend reports, citing IRGC.

According to the information, Khademi served for many years in IRGC's intelligence apparatus and held the rank of army general.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran. The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S. facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

The conflict has placed the region's energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.

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