Iranian navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz, targeted in airstrike: Report
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri was reportedly targeted in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas, Iran, with several outlets claiming he was killed, though neither Iran nor Israel had confirmed his death as of the latest reports. Appointed in 2018, Tangsiri was the mastermind behind the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and had previously directed proactive military actions in the Iran-Israel-US conflict. If the claims prove true, he woudl be among the latest prominent Iranian leaders killed in March airstrikes; earlier examples cited include Esmaeil Khatib, Ali Larijani, Ali Mohammad Naini, and Gholamreza Soleimani. Reports cited The Jerusalem Post and The New York Times, which suggested he may have been in hiding during the strikes, and noted his warnings to civilians near U.S. oil facilities to evacuate, signaling continued threats to regional oil infrastructure. He also boasted on X about denying a container vessel passage through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring ongoing tensions among Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Iranian navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz, targeted in airstrike: Report
Israeli officials targeted Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Several media outlets reported on Thursday that an Israeli official claimed Tangsiri was killed during a military operation.
Tangsiri was appointed as commander in 2018 and was the mastermind behind ordering the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The city in which he was reportedly killed is a key Iranian port located near the strait.
It was unclear whether Tangsiri survived the military operation conducted by Israel or the United States, according to The Jerusalem Post. As of Wednesday morning, neither Iran nor the Israeli military confirmed Tangsiri’s death, despite multiple sources reporting he was killed. He was reportedly in a hideout in an apartment during the airstrikes, according to two officials, according to the New York Times.
In addition to approving the closure of the strait, Tangsiri had implemented proactive military strategies in the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States. Earlier in March, he warned civilians near U.S. oil facilities in the Middle East to vacate the areas and that such locations throughout the region were viable targets and would “come under fire with full force.”
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“Our list of targets is updated,” said Tangsiri. “Oil facilities associated with America are now on par with American bases and will come under fire with full force.”
The most recent public communications on his X account boasted about denying a container vessel access to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. It was posted on March 24.
“The passage of any vessel through this waterway requires full coordination with Iran’s maritime authority, and this achievement would not have been possible without the backing of the noble people of Iran,” Tangsiri said in his last post on his account.
Tangsiri would be the latest prominent Iranian leader to be killed in airstrikes in March if claims of his death are true. Previously, noteworthy Iranians who were killed in airstrikes were Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s top intelligence officer; Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s National Security Council; Ali Mohammad Naini, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman and deputy of public relations; and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Guard’s Basij unit.
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