RH POWER NETWORK · IRANRECORD DATE · 13 OCTOBER 2026
Ruhollah Bazghandi in the photograph published on his FBI wanted notice
PortraitFBI wanted notice · U.S. government source

Individual · Military & intelligence

Ruhollah Bazghandi

IRGC counterespionage chief · UK description, Oct 2026

The UK described Ruhollah Bazghandi as the IRGC’s counterespionage operations chief in its 12 October 2026 sanctions announcement. Earlier U.S. records identify an IRGC brigadier general and former IRGC Intelligence Organization counterintelligence chief. The FBI also lists him under the alias Roohollah Azimi. U.S. prosecutors announced murder-for-hire and related charges in October 2024; those are allegations, not a conviction.

WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT

Bazghandi adds a named counterintelligence figure to the IRGC side of this map. The dated descriptions matter: a department chief should not be confused with the head of the entire IRGC Intelligence Organization.

Record type
Individual dossier
Primary role
IRGC counterespionage chief · UK description, Oct 2026
Network sector
Military & intelligence
Documented links
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Profile

The UK described Ruhollah Bazghandi as the IRGC’s counterespionage operations chief in its 12 October 2026 sanctions announcement. Earlier U.S. records identify an IRGC brigadier general and former IRGC Intelligence Organization counterintelligence chief. The FBI also lists him under the alias Roohollah Azimi. U.S. prosecutors announced murder-for-hire and related charges in October 2024; those are allegations, not a conviction.

Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Iran network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.

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Documented connections

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Government assessment · Former counterintelligence chief · DOJ, 2024IRGC Intelligence Organization

In October 2024, U.S. prosecutors described Bazghandi as an IRGC brigadier general who previously led a counterintelligence office within IRGC Intelligence.

Limit: The former department-level role is distinct from heading the entire Intelligence Organization. The 2024 description does not resolve his precise current remit.

U.S. DOJ · Bazghandi indictment · 22 Oct 2024
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What to watch

  1. Do newer official records clarify his current remit and the difference between the UK and older U.S. role descriptions?
  2. Do court records or sanctions notices materially change his legal status?
  3. Do new public records establish specific relationships beyond those attributed here?
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Source record

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    UK FCDO · Iran sanctions announcement · 12 Oct 2026

    UK descriptions of Bazghandi and Jakki and their new sanctions. These are attributed government assessments, not criminal convictions or proof of either man directing the Fairford incident.

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    U.S. DOJ · Bazghandi indictment · 22 Oct 2024

    Prosecutors describe an IRGC brigadier general and former IRGC Intelligence Organization counterintelligence chief. Charges are allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

  3. 03
    FBI · Ruhollah Bazghandi wanted notice

    Identity, alias, portrait, and U.S. wanted notice checked 13 October 2026. A wanted notice is not a finding of guilt.