Who is Majid Khademi? Iran’s new IRGC intelligence head 

Jun 20, 2025 Khushi Kumari

On Thursday (Jun 19), Iran named Brigadier General Majid Khadami as the new head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence division

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The development comes after the death of Mohammad Kazemi, who was killed on Sunday (Jun 15) in an Israeli strike in Iran

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Mohammad Kazemi, Khademi’s predecessor, was killed in an Israeli strike on Tehran alongside his deputy, Hassan Mohaghegh, intensifying the conflict between the two countries

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The Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, made the appointment of Brigadier General Majid Khademi

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An influential organisation in Iran, the IRGC Intelligence Organisation is in charge of intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities, particularly during wartime.

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