Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intel chief as Trump deadline looms

In Iran on 6 April 2026, Majid Khademi, the intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was killed in strikes described by most outlets as US-Israeli, while Channel NewsAsia described them as Israeli. The Guards confirmed his death. The BBC also named Asghar Bagheri among those killed.

Iran kept up its retaliation, and the Guards said they targeted US- and Israel-linked ships. Fox News, citing sources, wrote that the CENTCOM commander directed a strike against an IRGC headquarters in an underground facility. The strikes came as Trump's deadline for Iran loomed.