Iran's IRGC appoints new intelligence chief


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Jun 2025

TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday appointed Majid Khademi as the new head of its intelligence organization, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.

The appointment was made by IRGC's Chief Commander Mohammad Pakpour only days after Mohammad Kazemi, the organization's former chief, and his deputy Hassan Mohaghegh were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday.

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