{"id":2583901,"date":"2026-03-26T06:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-commander-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:23:28","slug":"iranian-navy-commander-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-commander-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian navy commander Tangsiri, responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz, targeted in airstrike: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-navy-commander-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iranian Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, who oversees forces blamed for closing the Strait of Hormuz, was reportedly targeted in an Israeli airstrike in Bandar Abbas, Iran, with several outlets claiming he was killed, though there has been no official confirmation from Iran or Israel. Appointed in 2018, Tangsiri was considered the mastermind behind the move too close the Strait, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >key strategic waterway<\/a> near Bandar Abbas. Reports describe Bandar Abbas as a major Iranian port near the strait. Some sources said he was killed, while others, including The New York Times citing officials, said he may have been in a hide-out during the airstrikes, underscoring the uncertainty.As of Wednesday morning, neither Iran nor the Israel defense Forces had confirmed his death. Tangsiri had previously warned civilians near U.S. oil facilities in the region to evacuate, stating that such locations were viable targets and would be attacked \u201cwith full force.\u201d if confirmed, his death would mark the latest high-profile Iranian figure to be killed in March airstrikes, joining others such as Esmaeil Khatib, Ali Larijani, Ali Mohammad Naini, and Gholamreza Soleimani.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iranian navy commander Tangsiri, responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz, targeted in airstrike: report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2543082\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli officials targeted Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>. Several media outlets reported on Thursday that an Israeli official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-891240\">claimed<\/a> he was killed during a military operation.<\/p>\n<p>Tangsiri was appointed as commander in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-891240\">2018<\/a> and was the mastermind behind ordering the closure of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>. The city in which he was reportedly killed is a key Iranian port located near the Strait.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4504000\/democrats-states-rights-national-voter-id\/\">Democrats flip script on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-team-proudly-posts-video-of-convicted-murderer-backing-joe-after-debate\/\" title=\"Biden Team Shares Video of Convicted Murderer Supporting Joe Post-Debate\">states&#038;rsquo<\/a>; rights to oppose national voter ID<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4504035\/iran-peace-deal-lebanon-war-israel\/\">What do Iran peace negotiations mean for Israel&#8217;s operation in Lebanon?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4503242\/iran-war-sparks-lobbying-gold-rush-defense-energy-sectors\/\">Iran war sparks lobbying gold rush for defense and energy sectors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It was unclear as to whether Tangsiri survived the military operation conducted by Israel or the United States, according to <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em>. As of Wednesday morning, neither Iran nor Israel Defense Forces officially confirmed Tangsiri&rsquo;s death, despite multiple sources reporting he was killed.&nbsp;He was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/03\/26\/world\/iran-war-israel-trump-oil\">reportedly<\/a> in a hide-out in an apartment during the airstrikes, according to two officials, according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to approving the closure of the Strait, Tangsiri had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-commander-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report\/\" title=\"..., responsible for ... of ..., targeted in ...: report\">implemented proactive military strategies<\/a> 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-891240\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viable<\/a> targets and would &ldquo;come under fire with full force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4501233\/lebanon-withdraws-iranian-ambassador-designation-gives-days-to-leave\/\">LEBANON WITHDRAWS IRANIAN AMBASSADOR&rsquo;S DESIGNATION AND GIVES HIM DAYS TO LEAVE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our list of targets is updated,&rdquo; said Tangsiri. &ldquo;Oil facilities associated with America are now on par with American bases and will come under fire with full force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495280\/idf-targets-iranian-minister-khatib-hamas-commander\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esmaeil Khatib<\/a>, Iran&rsquo;s top intelligence officer; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4493843\/idf-claims-it-killed-two-top-iranian-officials-in-overnight-airstrikes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ali Larijani<\/a>, secretary of Iran&rsquo;s National Security Council; Ali Mohammad Naini, an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4492450\/irgc-calm-fears-israeli-strikes-basij\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> spokesman and deputy of public relations; and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps&rsquo;s Basij unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian IRGC Navy chief Tangsiri targeted in airstrike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2583902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070641540252.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3942,76563,75480,76562],"class_list":["post-2583901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-airstrike","tag-iranian-navy-2","tag-strait-of-hormuz-2","tag-tangsiri"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26070641540252.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583905,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583901\/revisions\/2583905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}