Mohammad Hassan Mohaqeq (1951 – 15 June 2025), better known as Hassan Mohaghegh (Persian: حسن محقق), was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who served as the deputy head of the IRGC's Intelligence Organization.
Hassan Mohaqeq | |
|---|---|
حسن محقق | |
 Mohaghegh in 2019 | |
| Deputy Director of the IRGC Intelligence Organization | |
| In office 2016–2025 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting) Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Preceded by | Hossein Nejat |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Hassan Mohaqeq 23 June 1963 |
| Died | 15 June 2025 (aged 61) Tehran, Iran |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service |  IRGC |
Years of service | 1982–2025 |
| Rank |  Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
Mohaghegh 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
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.[3][4][5] He was also a 70% veteran of the Iran–Iraq War.[6]
Death
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 Twelve-Day War.[10]
See also
- Targeted killings by Israel
- Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists
- Hossein Salami
- Amir Ali Hajizadeh
- Mohammad Kazemi
- Ali Bakouei
- Fereydoon Abbasi
- Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
- Abdolhamid Minouchehr
- Ahmadreza Zolfaghari Daryani
- Akbar Motalebizadeh
- Amir Hossein Feghhi
- Saeed Borji
- Saeed Izadi
- Gholamreza Mehrabi
- Mehdi Rabbani
- Gholam Ali Rashid
- Ali Shadmani
- Behnam Shahriyari
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ سردار محققی که دیروز توسط اسرائیل ترور شد که بود؟ + عکس و جزئیات Who was the senior researcher assassinated by Israel yesterday? + Photos and details
- ↑ "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.