US-Israel Joint Strike Kills Senior IRGC Intelligence Officer
Majid Khademi, a senior intelligence chief within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in what is being reported as a joint US-Israeli airstrike. The Independent, citing unconfirmed reports, stated Khademi became the latest figure from the Iranian establishment to be confirmed killed by such an operation. This incident occurs amidst an ongoing, undeclared campaign of strikes
and assassinations targeting Iranian personnel and assets, consistently downplayed or outright denied by Washington and Tel Aviv. The Independent frames this as a confirmation of Khademi's death, implying these attacks are discrete, isolated events. What is omitted is the fact that the United States is a direct participant in these violent operations, fighting alongside Israel. This is not merely
support but active aggression. Mainstream outlets consistently present Israel as the sole actor, with the US as a benevolent backer, despite the presence of US air assets, intelligence sharing, and logistical support making these joint ventures. The long-standing pattern involves the US routinely reclassifying combat losses or targeted killings as 'unconfirmed reports' or attributing them solely
to Israel to maintain a veneer of detachment. The targeting of a senior intelligence officer in a third country, without a clear declaration of war or international mandate, echoes the assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani in January 2020 by a US drone strike in Baghdad. Soleimani, a visiting official in Iraq, was targeted in a blatant violation of international law. This latest