The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ chief of intelligence, Majid Khademi, was killed in an attack overnight, the IRGC’s public relations arm confirmed in a statement on Monday.
The IRGC statement blamed the “American-Israeli enemy” for Khademi’s killing.
Khademi had been recently appointed to the role, replacing the previous intelligence chief — Mohammad Kazemi — who was killed in an Israeli attack in June during the 12-day war.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Monday that Israel was responsible for the assassination. Khademi, Katz said, was “directly responsible” for “war crimes and one of the three most senior figures” in the IRGC.
In a post to X, the Israel Defense Forces said Khademi was “one of the IRGC’s most senior commanders and had accumulated extensive experience over many years.”
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian