Defense minister says Israel killed Revolutionary Guard intelligence chief, vows to hunt down Iran leaders ‘one by one,’ Associated Press reports.
According to the information, Israel said it killed Majid Khademi, head of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organization, in a strike in Tehran early Monday, in an operation carried out by the Israeli Air Force based on precise intelligence.
According to the IDF, Khademi was one of the most senior commanders in the Revolutionary Guards and played a central role in gathering intelligence used by Iran’s leadership to plan and carry out operations.
Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strike after being briefed by the IDF chief of staff, saying Iran’s leadership “lives with a sense of persecution” and warning that Israel would “continue to hunt them down one by one.”