New York Times: Israel responsible for assassination of IRGC Colonel

New York Times: Israel responsible for assassination of IRGC Colonel
May 26, 2022, 9:13 am

Family members of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, weep over his body in his car after he was reportedly shot by two assailants in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2022. (photo credit: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)

The New York Times reported, Israel informed the United States it was responsible for assassinating an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Quds Force officer in Tehran on Sunday (May 22).

In a briefing with American officials, Israel confirmed reports that Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodayari, who was shot dead in a vehicle, was deputy commander of the Quds Force's Unit 840, a secretive unit responsible for terrorist operations against Israeli and Western targets outside of Iran.

According to Iran International, Khodayari was tasked with planning and executing strikes on Israeli citizens in Europe, Africa and mainly in eastern Asia, including the 2012 Bangkok bombing.

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He was also in charge of recruiting civilians in several countries to commit attacks against Israelis.

According to Iranian reports, assailants on a motorcycle shot and killed Khodayari in front of his home on Mojahedin Eslam Street in the capital city of Tehran. In the meantime, Iranian authorities are searching for assailants.

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The IRGC called the assassination a “criminal terrorist act of the counter-revolution and elements related to global arrogance,” a term often used to refer to the US and Israel.

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