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).

[9] This phrase refers to those who fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq as part of the Quds Force, responsible for extraterritorial operations.

Israel reportedly claimed the assassination was an attempt to warn Iran about the continuation of the operation of an alleged secret unit where Khodaei was a member.

[11] Israel claimed Khodaei was the deputy head of an alleged secret unit known as 840 in the Quds Force that carried out kidnappings and assassinations of figures outside Iran, mostly against Israelis.

An Iranian opposition source claimed he was killed by the IRGC over suspicions he leaked information that led to the assassination of Khodaei.