{"id":2583970,"date":"2026-03-26T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-commander-alireza-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:10:03","slug":"iranian-navy-commander-alireza-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-commander-alireza-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian navy commander Alireza 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\">30<\/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-alireza-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report%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=2583970&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>Iran\u2019s 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously directed proactive military actions<\/a> 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.  <\/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 Alireza 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\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-891240\">claimed Tangsiri was killed<\/a> during a military operation.<\/p>\n<p>Tangsiri was appointed as commander in 2018 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\/white-house\/4504288\/trump-says-iranian-negotiators-begging-deal-nato-dithers\/\">Iranian negotiators are &lsquo;begging&rsquo; for deal while NATO dithers, Trump says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4504272\/congress-sidelined-confused-disillusioned-as-trump-dispatches-troops\/\">Congress sidelined, confused, disillusioned as Trump dispatches troops for undisclosed mission in Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4499977\/social-security-payments-first-round\/\">First round of April Social Security payments goes out in 13 days<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It was unclear whether Tangsiri survived the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-accuses-israel-of-terrorism-after-meeting-with-hostage-families\/\" title=\"Pope Francis condemns ... for terrorism after meeting hostage families\">military operation conducted<\/a> by Israel or the United States, according to <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em>. As of Wednesday morning, neither Iran nor the Israeli military 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\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/03\/26\/world\/iran-war-israel-trump-oil\">reportedly in a hideout<\/a> 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=\"Iranian navy ... Tangsiri, responsible for ... of Hormuz, targeted in ...: report\">implemented proactive military strategies<\/a> 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 &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>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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The passage of any vessel through this waterway requires full coordination with Iran&rsquo;s maritime authority, and this achievement would not have been possible without the backing of the noble people of Iran,&rdquo; Tangsiri said in his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alirezatangsiri\/status\/2036453053553877056?s=46\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alirezatangsiri\/status\/2036453053553877056?s=46\">last post on his account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">&#1705;&#1588;&#1578;&#1740; &#1705;&#1575;&#1606;&#1578;&#1740;&#1606;&#1585;&#1576;&#1585; SELEN &#1576;&#1607; &#1583;&#1604;&#1740;&#1604; &#1593;&#1583;&#1605; &#1585;&#1593;&#1575;&#1740;&#1578; &#1662;&#1585;&#1608;&#1578;&#1705;&#1604;&zwnj;&#1607;&#1575;&#1740; &#1602;&#1575;&#1606;&#1608;&#1606;&#1740; &#1608; &#1606;&#1583;&#1575;&#1588;&#1578;&#1606; &#1605;&#1580;&#1608;&#1586; &#1593;&#1576;&#1608;&#1585; &#1575;&#1586; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87_%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#&#1578;&#1606;&#1711;&#1607;_&#1607;&#1585;&#1605;&#1586;<\/a>&#1548; &#1578;&#1608;&#1587;&#1591; &#1606;&#1740;&#1585;&#1608;&#1740; &#1583;&#1585;&#1740;&#1575;&#1740;&#1740; &#1587;&#1662;&#1575;&#1607; &#1576;&#1607; &#1593;&#1602;&#1576; &#1576;&#1575;&#1586;&#1711;&#1585;&#1583;&#1575;&#1606;&#1583;&#1607; &#1588;&#1583;.<br \/>&#1593;&#1576;&#1608;&#1585; &#1607;&#1585;&#1711;&#1608;&#1606;&#1607; &#1588;&#1606;&#1575;&#1608;&#1585; &#1575;&#1586; &#1575;&#1740;&#1606; &#1570;&#1576;&#1585;&#1575;&#1607;&#1607; &#1605;&#1587;&#1578;&#1604;&#1586;&#1605; &#1607;&#1605;&#1575;&#1607;&#1606;&#1711;&#1740; &#1705;&#1575;&#1605;&#1604; &#1576;&#1575; &#1581;&#1575;&#1705;&#1605;&#1740;&#1578; &#1583;&#1585;&#1740;&#1575;&#1740;&#1740; &#1575;&#1740;&#1585;&#1575;&#1606; &#1575;&#1587;&#1578; &#1608; &#1575;&#1740;&#1606; &#1605;&#1607;&#1605; &#1580;&#1586; &#1576;&#1607; &#1662;&#1588;&#1578;&#1608;&#1575;&#1606;&#1607; &#1605;&#1585;&#1583;&#1605; &#1588;&#1585;&#1740;&#1601; &#1575;&#1740;&#1585;&#1575;&#1606; &#1576;&#1607; &#1583;&#1587;&#1578; &#1606;&#1605;&#1740;&zwnj;&#1570;&#1605;&#1583;. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g6ei29Y90Q\">pic.twitter.com\/g6ei29Y90Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#1593;&#1604;&#1740;&#1585;&#1590;&#1575; &#1578;&#1606;&#1711;&#1587;&#1740;&#1585;&#1740; (@alirezatangsiri) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alirezatangsiri\/status\/2036453053553877056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495280\/idf-targets-iranian-minister-khatib-hamas-commander\/\">Esmaeil Khatib<\/a>, Iran&rsquo;s top intelligence officer; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4493843\/idf-claims-it-killed-two-top-iranian-officials-in-overnight-airstrikes\/\">Ali Larijani<\/a>, secretary of Iran&rsquo;s National Security Council; Ali Mohammad Naini, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4492450\/irgc-calm-fears-israeli-strikes-basij\/\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> spokesman and deputy of public relations; and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Guard&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>Alireza Tangsiri reportedly hit in airstrike unverified<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2583971,"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":[538],"tags":[3942,76570,76563,75480],"class_list":["post-2583970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-airstrike","tag-alireza-tangsiri","tag-iranian-navy-2","tag-strait-of-hormuz-2"],"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\/2583970","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=2583970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583974,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583970\/revisions\/2583974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}