Brigadier General Majid Khademi has been appointed as the new head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran, according to reports from multiple news agencies. This appointment comes after the previous chief, Mohammad Kazemi, was killed in an Israeli strike on June 15, 2025. The IRGC confirmed Kazemi's death, stating that he was targeted in the attack along with his deputy General Hassan Mohaqeq and General Mohsen Bagheri.

The announcement of Khademi's new role was widely reported by Iranian media, including Fars News Agency and Press TV. Prior to this appointment, Khademi served as the head of the IRGC's Protection and Intelligence Organization. The commander-in-chief of the IRGC, Major General Mohammad Pakpour, officially appointed Khademi to lead the IRGC Intelligence Organization. Pakpour himself had been recently appointed after Israel killed his predecessor Hossein Salami in a strike on June 13.

The recent escalation between Iran and Israel has seen a series of attacks and counter-attacks. Since June 13, Israel has launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, which prompted Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes. These events have significantly heightened regional tensions. For instance, on June 15, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the death of the head of the IRGC’s intelligence service in an Israeli strike.

In the wake of these events, Pakpour threatened to open "the gates of hell" in retaliation for Israel's attacks upon his appointment. He also noted the "significant growth in all aspects of intelligence within the IRGC" during the tenures of the martyred commanders Kazemi and Mohaqeq.

The appointment of Khademi also follows claims by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that its intelligence unit successfully dismantled a cyber network affiliated with the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. The public relations office of the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Corps, part of the Revolutionary Guard in Lorestan Province in western Iran, announced the arrest of five operatives allegedly active in a MossAD-linked cyber network.

These developments occur against a backdrop of increasing concerns about Iran's nuclear program. Israel has claimed that Iran is on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, a claim that Iran denies. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief has identified Isfahan as Iran's planned uranium enrichment site. Reports also indicate that Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities have destroyed one plant and disabled another by cutting off its power supply.