Adversary Intelligence — 2026-04-06

US-Israeli Strike Kills IRGC Intelligence Chief Majid Khademi, Second IC Head Lost in Ten Months

The IRGC confirmed that Major General Seyyed Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on April 6. Khademi had served less than ten months in the role after replacing Mohammad Kazemi, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran in June 2025. The IRGC described the attack as a "criminal terrorist attack" by the "American-Zionist enemy" and characterized Khademi as one of its most experienced intelligence figures with decades of service. His death marks the second consecutive elimination of Iran's top paramilitary intelligence chief since the war began.

Analysis
Khademi is the second consecutive IRGC intelligence chief eliminated in under a year; Kazemi was killed in June 2025. Each replacement enters with less institutional knowledge and fewer trusted networks, compounding an intelligence organization already degraded by wartime attrition. The IRGC intelligence apparatus is now operating under its third chief since the start of hostilities, with unclear succession this time. This creates tactical CI opportunities but also increases the risk of unpredictable intelligence-driven Iranian responses by less experienced officers.

2 sources

IRGC's intelligence chief Majid Khademi killed in US-Israeli attacks - Turkiye Today
IRGC Says Intelligence Chief Killed in Attack as Regional Hostilities Continue - Kurdistan24