Iranian navy commander Tangsiri, responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz, targeted in airstrike: report
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reports indicate Israeli officials targeted Iranian Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas, Iran, with several outlets suggesting he was killed, though neither Iran nor the Israel Defense Forces has officially confirmed his death as of now.
Tangsiri, appointed commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy in 2018, was the architect behind closing the Strait of Hormuz. Bandar Abbas is a key Iranian port near the Strait, making the location strategically significant.
The reports describe the operation as taking place in a hide-out in an apartment, and the New York Times cited two officials while The Jerusalem Post covered the claim of his death. The article notes that confirmation from official channels has not been received.
In the broader context, Tangsiri had warned civilians near U.S. oil facilities in the Middle East to evacuate, describing such facilities as viable targets and stating they would “come under fire with full force.” If the death claim is true, he would be the latest high-ranking Iranian figure killed in March, following other reported assassinations of Iranian officials in previous strikes.
the report emphasizes that the death remains unconfirmed and that data is developing, with multiple competing reports and no official confirmation from iran or Israel.
Iranian navy commander 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 he 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 as to 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 Israel Defense Forces officially confirmed Tangsiri’s death, despite multiple sources reporting he was killed. He was reportedly in a hide-out 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 residing 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.”
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 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Basij unit.
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