(SeaPRwire) –   Israel announced the death of Brigadier General Majid Khademi, the intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a precise strike. An Israeli official also noted that Asghar Bagheri, the Quds Force’s special operations commander, was eliminated simultaneously.

In a statement posted on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Khademi’s killing, accusing him of facilitating terrorist attacks abroad and overseeing the surveillance of Iranian civilians as part of the regime’s suppression of domestic protests.

“Khademi was not merely any figure; he was effectively the No. 2 within the IRGC, one of the few senior commanders who had managed to survive multiple waves of Israeli and American targeting over the past year — until now,” a senior Israeli official stated. “He consistently moved and relocated, but ultimately he was hunted down and eliminated.”

“He supervised an intelligence apparatus that repeatedly failed to detect or prevent major Israeli and U.S. operations, including a series of strategic surprises that exposed deep vulnerabilities within Iran’s security system.”

Notably, Khademi was “deeply involved in attempts to penetrate U.S. systems, including efforts to breach the Pentagon,” and “coordinated extensively with Russia,” according to the official.

“His removal marks a significant blow to Iran’s intelligence leadership at a time when the regime is already under sustained pressure,” the official added.

Bagheri was also killed at the same time as the strike that eliminated Khademi, the official noted, but the IDF has yet to officially confirm his death.

“Bagheri was directly involved in recruiting agents across the Middle East and orchestrating attacks against American targets in Iraq and Syria — including operations that led to U.S. casualties,” the senior official stated.

Khademi spent decades in intelligence and counter-espionage roles while ascending through Iran’s security apparatus.

Before his appointment, Khademi headed the Guard’s Intelligence Protection Organization, which was responsible for internal surveillance and counter-intelligence, and held senior positions in Iran’s defense ministry.

The IRGC intelligence arm is one of Iran’s most powerful security bodies, playing a central role in domestic surveillance to counter foreign influence, and often operating in parallel with the civilian intelligence ministry.

Trey Yingst and Reuters contributed to this report.