Targeting of Quds Force shows growing breach in Iranian intelligence security

If Israel's recent claims are confirmed, the assassinations of Saeed Izadi and Behnam Shahryari represent a major blow to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the elite Quds Force, its overseas operations arm which has ties with armed groups in the region.

Izadi, a senior Quds Force commander responsible for coordination with Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups, was reportedly killed in an apartment in the Shia holy city of Qom. Shahryari, the head of Unit 190 - responsible for smuggling weapons and funds to Iran's regional proxies - was assassinated by a drone strike while traveling by car in western Iran.

Izadi played a central role in co-ordinating Tehran's support for Palestinian armed groups and was reportedly instrumental in arming and financing Hamas, the Palestinian armed group which carried out the 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel.

The head of Israel's military, Eyal Zamir, said Izadi's assassination was "a key point in the multi-front war".

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