ISRAELI air strikes yesterday killed Iran’s spy chief Majid Khademi — in another major blow to the regime.
The spook entered the role several months ago, following the killing of his predecessor, Mohammad Kazemi, by Israel during June’s 12-day war.
A separate strike in Tehran yesterday killed another senior Iranian henchman, Yazdan Mir — known by his alias, Sardar Bagheri.
He headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ clandestine Unit 840.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Whoever acts to murder our citizens, whoever directs terrorism against Israel, whoever builds the Iranian axis of evil — their blood is on their own head.
“We are acting with power and determination.
“We will reach anyone who seeks to harm us.”
Israel claimed Khademi was one of the IRGC’s most senior commanders and had accumulated extensive military and security experience.
It added: “In his role, he was responsible for gathering intelligence and helping formulate a comprehensive situational assessment for the regime’s senior leadership.”
It comes after a downed US airman hid in the mountains for two days after his F-15E Strike Eagle was hit – sending a message to rescuers: “God is good.”
The US military launched a spectacular search and rescue mission in response – involving over 155 aircraft and hundreds of elite troops.
They flew over seven different locations in a bid to keep his location secret and fool Iran’s murderous Revolutionary Guard.
It bought them enough time to pinpoint the stricken flyer’s exact location before snatching him in a daring operation deep behind enemy lines.
Extraordinary details of the risky mission were revealed yesterday as the colonel – call-sign Dude-44 Bravo – recovered from serious injuries to his leg.
