Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran’s forces are not be deterred by the assassinations of commanders, following the killing of the revolutionary guards’ top spy, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, early Monday.
Khademi “spent decades in quiet and devoted service in the fields of security, intelligence and defense,” Khamenei said on Monday.
“Nonetheless, the unbroken ranks of the combatants and fighters on the path of truth in Islamic Iran, along with the self-sacrificing Armed Forces, form such a towering, deeply rooted front that terrorism and crime cannot even crack their resolve for jihadi ideals,” he said.
Khamenei’s comments came in a written statement. He has not been seen in public since he succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated at the start of the war.
Israel has targeted dozens of senior political and military officials in Iran since the conflict began at the end of February.
Khademi’s assassination was confirmed by both Tehran and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who said he was “directly responsible” for the deaths of Israeli civilians “and one of the three most senior figures” in the revolutionary guards (IRGC)
Also on Monday, Israel’s military said its air force had “eliminated” Asghar Bagheri, Commander of the IRGC Quds Force’s Special Operations Unit since 2019. Tehran has not commented on the claim.
