US-Israeli Airstrikes Kill IRGC Intelligence Chief Majid Khademi

Majid Khademi, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization, was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes targeting Tehran early Monday, according to Iranian state media. The IRGC confirmed his death, attributing it to a "criminal terrorist attack by the American-Zionist enemy."

Khademi had been appointed to lead the IRGC's intelligence division in June 2025, following the death of his predecessor, Gen. Mohammad Kazemi, in an Israeli strike.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated, "The Revolutionary Guard are shooting at civilians and we are eliminating the leaders... Iran's leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one."

The airstrikes also targeted residential areas around Tehran, resulting in multiple explosions and casualties.

This escalation occurs as U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches.