Hassan Sayyad Khodaei

Colonel Shahid

Hassan Sayyad Khodaei
Native name
حسن صیاد خدایی
Nickname(s)Hassan Khodaei
Born1972
Bashmaq, Iran
Died22 May 2022(2022-05-22) (aged 49–50)
Tehran, Iran
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Revolutionary Guards
Quds Force Unit 840[1]
Years of service1987-2022
Rank Colonel

Hassan Sayyad Khodaei (Persian: حسن صیاد خدایی, 1972 - May 22, 2022) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Serving as a Holy Shrine Defender, he was assassinated on 22 May 2022 by motorcycle-riding gunmen in front of his home. Iran has blamed the assassination on "global arrogance," a term used to refer to the United States and its allies, such as Israel.[2] According to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other sources citing people familiar with the matter, Khodaei planned kidnappings and killings for an arm of the IRGC known as Quds Force Unit 840, including failed plots to kill an Israeli diplomat, an American general and a French intellectual.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ London, Dov Lieber in Tel Aviv, Dion Nissenbaum in Washington and Benoit Faucon in (26 May 2022). "Iranian Officer Killed in Tehran Was Involved in Plot to Kill Israeli Diplomat, U.S. General". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 5 June 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Motamedi, Maziar (24 May 2022). "Iran vows revenge as it mourns killed Revolutionary Guard member". Al Jazeera.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wsj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says". The New York Times. 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Slain Iranian officer said to have planned attacks against Israelis, Jews worldwide". Times of Israel. 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Slain IRGC officer reported behind 2012 attacks on envoys; Israel said raising alert". Times of Israel. 24 May 2022.