Hassan Mohaqeq
Mohammad Hassan Mohaqeq (Persian: محمدحسن محقق; died 15 June 2025) 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).
He was killed on 15 June 2025, during an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, that also killed IRGC Intelligence chief Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi.[1][2]
Military career
[edit]Mohaqeq 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.[3][4][5]
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 Mohaqeq, along with additional high-ranking officials within the Quds Force and other IRGC intelligence departments.[6]
The IDF officially confirmed Mohaqeq'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.[7][8]
References
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- ^ "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.