Israel Says It Killed Senior Officials Of Iran's Intelligence Ministry After Striking Tehran HQ

Last Updated:March 02, 2026, 15:49 IST

The Israeli military said it has killed Sayed Yahya Hamidi, the Deputy Minister of Intelligence for ‘Israel Affairs’ after striking Iran's intelligence ministry in Tehran.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it has targeted and killed at least two senior members of Iran’s intelligence ministry in precise strikes on its Tehran headquarters. The ministry serves as the Islamic Republic’s main intelligence body, according to the military.

“During the opening strike of Operation ‘Roaring Lion’, the IDF, with the guidance of precise intelligence, targeted and eliminated senior members of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, the main intelligence body of the Iranian terror regime," the IDF said in a statement.

The Israeli military said it has killed Sayed Yahya Hamidi, the Deputy Minister of Intelligence for ‘Israel Affairs’, who allegedly led “terrorist activities targeting Jews, Western actors, and regime opponents in Iran and abroad." The IDF said Jalal Pour Hossein, the Head of the Espionage Division at the Ministry of Intelligence, was also killed.

“Together with them, additional senior terrorists were eliminated. These were Iranian regime officials who operated to advance attacks around the world and repress the Iranian people, including during the recent protests," the IDF said.

As per the military, soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip found several documents which revealed attempts to establish a joint intelligence operations room of the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Hamas groups and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Lebanon, led by personnel from the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

“The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence also serves as the central instrument of the Iranian terror regime for monitoring the activities of Iranian citizens. Members of the ministry provided intelligence that enabled the violent suppression of protests over the years," it said. “The elimination of the ministry’s senior leadership led to a significant blow to the regime’s ability to advance terrorist attacks and to target regime opponents within Iran."

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