Major General Majid Khademi, head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard intelligence organization, was killed Monday in coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, marking the second high-ranking intelligence official eliminated in recent weeks.
The Revolutionary Guard confirmed Khademi's death through their Telegram channel, describing it as martyrdom in what they termed a criminal terrorist attack by American-Zionist forces at dawn.
Major General Majid Khademi, the powerful and educated head of the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in the criminal terrorist attack by the American-Zionist enemy ... at dawn today
Revolutionary Guard statement — Telegram
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation and issued stark warnings about continued targeting of Iranian leadership. His comments reflected Israel's strategy of systematic elimination of key Iranian military figures.
The Revolutionary Guard are shooting at civilians and we are eliminating the leaders of the terrorists. Iran's leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one.
Israel Katz, Defense Minister — France 24
Khademi had assumed his position in June 2025 following the assassination of his predecessor, General Mohammad Kazemi, in an earlier Israeli strike. His death represents another significant blow to Iran's intelligence apparatus amid escalating regional tensions.
The strikes occurred as part of broader military operations that killed at least 25 people across Iran, including six children under age 10. Targets included civilian infrastructure, with one strike hitting Tehran's Sharif University of Technology and a nearby natural gas distribution facility.
Iran responded with retaliatory attacks against US forces relocated to Kuwait's Bubiyan island, targeting satellite equipment and munitions with drones. The Iranian military spokesman confirmed the strikes were aimed at American personnel who had moved from the repeatedly attacked Arifjan base.
The escalation comes amid President Donald Trump's ultimatum demanding Iran reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening or face attacks on power plants and bridges. The waterway typically handles one-fifth of global hydrocarbon transit.
Open the putain Strait, you crazy bastards, or you will live in Hell - YOU WILL SEE!
Donald Trump — Truth Social
Iranian officials warned that attacks on civilian infrastructure could constitute war crimes under international law. The country's deputy foreign minister for legal affairs cited Article 8 of the Rome Statute governing the International Criminal Court.
The conflict has drawn in regional allies, with Kuwait reporting six injuries from falling projectiles and debris after Iranian attacks on residential areas. Saudi Arabia and Dubai also intercepted missiles targeting their territories.