From Khamenei To Khademi: Here's A List Of Top Iranian Leaders Killed In US-Israel Strikes

Last Updated:April 06, 2026, 19:48 IST

From Khamenei to Khademi, several senior Iranian leaders have been killed in US Israel strikes across key power centres.

Majid Khademi, a senior intelligence official of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Asghar Bagheri, a special operations commander in the Quds Force, were killed in US-Israel strikes on Monday, according to Israeli officials.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Khademi’s killing, while Bagheri’s death has been reported by Israeli sources but is yet to be officially confirmed.

Israel has accused Khademi of overseeing intelligence operations linked to surveillance inside Iran and activities abroad.

“Khademi wasn’t just any figure, he was effectively No. 2 within the IRGC, one of the few senior commanders who managed to survive multiple waves of Israeli and American targeting over the past year — until now," a senior Israeli official told Fox News.

The same official said Bagheri was involved in recruiting agents across West Asia and coordinating attacks targeting American personnel in Iraq and Syria.

Khademi spent decades in intelligence and counter-espionage roles, rising through Iran’s security establishment.

Their deaths add to a growing list of Iranian leaders killed in recent strikes across military and civilian ranks.

From Ali Khamenei to Ali Larijani, multiple senior Iranian leaders have been killed in strikes since the start of the conflict.

Here is a list:

1. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Killed in US-Israel opening airstrikes, February 28
2. Ali Shamkhani: Killed in opening airstrikes alongside senior leadership, February 28
3. Mohammad Pakpour: Killed in Israeli strikes targeting IRGC leadership, February 28
4. Abdolrahim Mousavi: Killed in opening wave of US-Israel strikes, February 28
5. Aziz Nasirzadeh: Killed in initial airstrikes on defence leadership, February 28
6. Mohammad Shirazi: Killed in strikes targeting Supreme Leader’s office, February 28
7. Saleh Asadi: Killed in opening strikes on military intelligence, February 28
8. Hossein Jabal Amelian: Killed in strikes targeting nuclear-linked officials, February 28
9. Reza Mozaffari-Nia: Killed in opening strikes on defence research network, February 28
10. Mohsen Darebaghi: Killed in strikes targeting military logistics leadership, February 28
11. Gholamreza Rezaian: Killed in opening strikes on police intelligence, February 28
12. Bahram Hosseini Motlagh: Killed in strikes on military operations command, February 28
13. Majid ibn al-Reza: Killed in Israeli airstrike a day after appointment as defence minister, March 3
14. Reza Khazaei: Killed in Israeli strike in Beirut targeting IRGC Quds Force, March 3
15. Majid Hassini: Killed in Israeli drone strike on Beirut hotel, March 8
16. Ali Reza Bi-Azar: Killed in Beirut drone strike targeting IRGC intelligence, March 8
17. Ahmad Rasouli: Killed in Israeli drone strike on IRGC Palestine Corps, March 8
18. Hossein Ahmadlou: Killed in Beirut drone strike on IRGC officials, March 8
19. Abu Dhar Mohammadi: Killed in Israeli strike on IRGC missile unit in Beirut, March 12
20. Ali Larijani: Killed in Israeli strike on Tehran safe house, March 17
21. Gholamreza Soleimani: Killed in Israeli strike on makeshift headquarters, March 17
22. Majid Khademi: Killed in Israeli strike targeting IRGC intelligence leadership, April
23. Asghar Bagheri: Reported killed in same strike targeting Quds Force operations, April

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