Key points
- Mohammed Kazemi was appointed as IRGC intelligence chief in 2022
- Earlier, Iran vowed to “open the gates of hell”
- Iranian missiles killed at least 10 people overnight: Israel
ISLAMABAD: An Israeli strike on Sunday killed the intelligence chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohammed Kazemi, along with two other officers, the official IRNA news agency reported.
“Three intelligence generals, Mohammad Kazemi, Hassan Mohaghegh and Mohsen Bagheri were assassinated and fell as martyrs,” the agency said, citing a Revolutionary Guards statement.
The deaths of Kazemi and his deputy were also announced by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iran has vowed to “open the gates of hell” in retaliation in what has emerged as the biggest-ever confrontation between old enemies.
Kazemi was appointed as IRGC intelligence chief in mid-2022 to replace Hossein Taeb.
Targeting multiple sites
Israel targeted multiple sites across Iran, including a defence ministry facility in Isfahan and fuel depots near Tehran, while Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on various sites across Israel.
According to Israeli authorities, Iranian missiles killed at least 10 people overnight, pushing the death toll up to 13 since Iran began its retaliatory strikes on Friday.
In Tehran, a heavy cloud of smoke hung above the city after Israeli aircraft hit two fuel depots.
Iranian media later said Israel attacked a facility affiliated with the defence ministry in the central city of Isfahan, reporting “possible damage”.
