Israel's military said on Monday its air force struck a building near Tehran used by Iran’s intelligence services, killing four senior officials, including the head of the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organization.
According to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement, the strike killed Mohammad Kazemi, head of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence unit, his deputy Mohammad Hassan Mohaqeq, as well as the head and deputy of the Quds Force intelligence directorate, Mohsen Bagheri and Abu al-Fadl Nikouei.
Earlier, IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported that Sarfaraz Hossein Nikouei, described as a “prominent and experienced intelligence officer” with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday.
“These senior officials played a central role in shaping Iran’s threat assessments and planning terror operations against Israel, the West, and regional countries,” the IDF said.
The Israeli military added that the strike severely damaged Iran’s intelligence capabilities and follows the assassination of the Iranian military’s chief intelligence officer on Friday.
IDF's announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in an interview with Fox News that Israel killed Kazemi and Mohaqeq in a strike in Tehran.
