Hassan Mohaghegh
Hassan Mohaghegh | |
|---|---|
 Mohaghegh in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Mohammad Hassan Mohagheghi |
| Born | 1951[1] Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 15 June 2025 (aged 73–74) Tehran, Iran |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch |  IRGC |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War (WIA) |
Mohammad Hassan Mohagheghi (1951 – 15 June 2025), better known as Hassan Mohaghegh (Persian: حسن محقق), was an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who served as the deputy head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Mohaghegh was killed on 15 June 2025, during an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, that also killed IRGC Intelligence chief Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi.[2][3]
Military career
[edit]Mohaghegh held the position of deputy head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s leading military-intelligence agency responsible for espionage, counterintelligence, and covert operations. Before that, he directed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Department of Strategic Intelligence. His role placed him among the top-ranking military intelligence officials.[4][5][6]
Death
[edit]On 15 June 2025, Israel launched an airstrike on a building in Tehran, where senior IRGC intelligence personnel were located. The strike killed both Mohammad Kazemi and Mohaghegh, along with additional high-ranking officials within the Quds Force and other IRGC intelligence departments.[7]
The IDF officially confirmed Mohaghegh's death and noted his prior leadership of strategic intelligence operations. Iranian media, including Tasnim, as well as Xinhua, confirmed the deaths of both intelligence officials alongside other officers in the same incident. The IRGC issued statements condemning the attack, and pledging continued military action against Israel.[8][9]
His funeral held on 28 June was set to take place along with those of all the top commanders killed during the Iran–Israel war.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ سردارحسن محقق | سرباز گمنام امام زمان (Sardar, Hassan Mohaqiq | The Unknown Soldier of the Imam of the Time)
- ^ "IDF: 4 high-ranking Iranian intelligence officials, including the head of the IRGC intelligence, eliminated". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Israel confirms taking out IRGC spy chief". 2025.
- ^ "3 more senior IRGC intelligence officials killed in Israeli strike". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "IRGC announces assassination of intl. chief, promises to fight until Israel's destruction". Tehran Times. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Iranian state media confirms IRGC intelligence chief and his deputy killed in Israeli strike". 2025.
- ^ "3 more senior IRGC intelligence officials killed in Israeli strike". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "IRGC Intelligence Officials Martyred in Israeli Attack - Politics news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "IRGC's intelligence chief, his deputy killed in Israeli attacks on Tehran: media". english.news.cn. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Iran to hold funerals for top commanders, scientists killed in Israel strikes: State media". Al Arabiya English. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.