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Hassan Sayyad Khodaei

Illustrative: A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on December 12, 2022, shows the public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard, in Iran's Mashhad city. (Mizan News/AFP)
April 30, 2025, 9:19 pm
‘Bloodthirsty’: Rights groups, dissidents slam Iran’s hanging of alleged spy for Israel
Mohsen Langarneshin was executed despite evidence that he confessed to crime under torture; IHR monitor says Islamic Republic has hanged 339 people so far this year
By Stuart Williams
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a court hearing in a defamation lawsuit against Rabbi Yosef Mizrahi at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, September 11, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 29, 2023, 11:58 am
Bennett reveals details of two direct strikes on Iran in 2022 while he was PM
In Wall Street Journal op-ed, he calls for Israel and US to take on Tehran directly, ‘make it pay’ for sowing chaos via Mideast proxies: ‘Evil empire of Iran must be brought down’
By ToI Staff
People walk past a banner showing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei prior to his funeral ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2022. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
September 13, 2022, 5:08 pm
Iran arrests several over killing of general it blamed on Israel
Judiciary says legal steps are being taken against suspects in killing of Sayyad Khodaei, who reportedly helped lead shadowy division within Quds Force
By ToI Staff
Relatives mourn over the flag draped coffin of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 19, 2022, 7:44 pm
Iranian politician says Israel ‘freely runs its operations’ in Tehran
After series of attacks attributed to Israel, unnamed officials suggest ‘the highest levels of the Iranian establishment’ are shaken
By ToI Staff
People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, November 25, 2021. (AP/Darko Bandic)
June 9, 2022, 6:25 pm
Israelis okayed to travel to Qatar for November’s World Cup in deal with FIFA
Despite lack of ties between Doha and Jerusalem, Israel says soccer fans holding match tickets will be granted entry; announcement makes no mention of security concerns
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: This photo taken on September 22, 2018, shows members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) marching during the annual military parade that marks the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran. (Stringer/AFP)
June 3, 2022, 4:08 am
2nd top IRGC officer dies within days; report claims he was killed as suspected spy
Col. Ali Esmailzadeh apparently fell from his roof; opposition website claims he was thrown off, over suspicions he leaked information tied to assassination of colleague
By ToI Staff and AP
Five Israelis that Iran's Fars agency says could be targeted by the regime, May 29, 2022 (Courtesy)
May 30, 2022, 6:58 pm
Iranian outlet names five Israeli intel and tech experts as potential targets
Tehran has vowed revenge for killing of senior Revolutionary Guards officer, prompting Israel to ramp up its air defenses and issue travel warning for Turkey
By Emanuel Fabian
The body of a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard identified as Col. Hassan Sayad Khodaei, who was assassinated in Tehran on May 22, 2022. Inset: Khodaei (Twitter/screenshot)
May 30, 2022, 10:58 am
Iran blames ‘Zionists’ for killing officer, vows revenge; Israel boosts air defenses
Security officials said worried about drone or missile attacks by Tehran-backed groups in countries that border Iran; IRGC chief says Sayyad Khodaei was murdered by Israel
By Emanuel Fabian
Istanbul's skyline, with the iconic Galata Tower, January 29, 2021. (AP Photo/ Emrah Gurel)
May 30, 2022, 8:46 am
Israel warns against travel to Turkey amid ‘real threat’ of Iranian revenge attack
National Security Council cites ‘growing concern’ that Iran may try to target Israelis following assassination of senior Revolutionary Guard officer in Tehran
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Hebrew University Givat Ram campus, on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2022, 4:05 pm
After killings attributed to Israel, Bennett vows ‘no immunity’ for Iranian regime
‘Whoever funds terrorists, whoever arms terrorists, whoever sends out terrorists, will pay the full price,’ PM says
By ToI Staff
File - Mourners gather around the coffin of Iran's Revolutionary Guards colonel Sayyad Khodaei during a funeral procession at Imam Hussein square in the capital Tehran, on May 24, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
May 26, 2022, 1:03 pm
Top MK: US leak saying Israel admits hit on Iran colonel may harm trust, isn’t true
Ram Ben-Barak denies Israel took responsibility for Sunday’s killing in Tehran of IRGC’s Khodaei; Israeli officials believe American counterparts talked to New York Times
By Lazar Berman
People walk past a banner showing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, prior to his funeral ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2022. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
May 26, 2022, 3:49 am
Israel said to tell US it killed IRGC officer, who was deputy head of covert unit
NYT reports that Sayyad Khodaei helped lead shadowy division within Quds Force that carries out kidnappings and assassinations of figures outside of Iran, including Israelis
By ToI Staff
File - Mourners gather around the coffin of Iran's Revolutionary Guards colonel Sayyad Khodaei during a funeral procession at Imam Hussein square in the capital Tehran, on May 24, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
May 24, 2022, 4:41 pm
Thousands at Tehran funeral for assassinated IRGC colonel, chant ‘Death to Israel’
IRGC and Quds Force commanders pay last respects to Khodaei; ‘We want revenge only,’ mourners say; unconfirmed reports say he oversaw attacks on Israeli targets in India, Thailand
By AP and ToI Staff
The body of a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard identified as Col. Hassan Sayad Khodaei, who was assassinated in Tehran on May 22, 2022. Inset: Khodaei (Twitter/screenshot)
May 24, 2022, 12:40 am
Slain IRGC officer reported behind 2012 attacks on envoys; Israel said raising alert
Unsourced reports say Khodaei planned attack targeting Israeli diplomat in India in which envoy’s wife was injured, as well as a series of botched bombings in Thailand
By ToI Staff
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks before departing Tehran's Mehrabad airport for a trip to Oman, May, 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 23, 2022, 10:19 am
Iran will ‘avenge’ killing of Revolutionary Guards colonel, president vows
Raisi says there’s ‘no doubt the hand of global arrogance can be seen in this crime,’ employing a term often used to refer to Israel and the US
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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