IRAN INTERNATIONAL -- Majid Khademi, the head of the IRGC’s Intelligence Organization, was killed in Tehran in a strike that is already being seen as a major blow to Iran’s internal security apparatus.
Unlike battlefield commanders, Khademi was a central figure inside Iran’s intelligence and counterintelligence system. He spent years overseeing internal surveillance, preventing infiltration, and suppressing dissent — eventually rising to lead one of the regime’s most powerful and feared bodies.
WHY THIS MATTERS:
1. Strike at the regime’s inner security core
Khademi operated at the heart of Iran’s security system — not on the battlefield, but inside the regime itself. He oversaw both counterintelligence and internal repression, making him one of the most sensitive figures in Iran’s power structure.