{"id":2583986,"date":"2026-03-26T09:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-it-killed-iranian-navy-chief-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:41:02","slug":"israel-says-it-killed-iranian-navy-chief-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-it-killed-iranian-navy-chief-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel says it killed Iranian navy chief responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fisrael-says-it-killed-iranian-navy-chief-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz%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=2583986&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>Israel says it killed Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas and described the operation as part of cooperation with the United States toward common war objectives. Tangsiri, appointed in 2018, was seen as the architect of Iran\u2019s drive to close the Strait of Hormuz. The report notes he had warned civilians near U.S. oil facilities to evacuate and had threatened to strike facilities tied to America, boasting about denying a container vessel passage through the strait in a March post. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the strike as evidence of close U.S.-Israel coordination, with NYT reporting that Tangsiri was believed to be hiding in an apartment at the time. The piece also places his death among a pattern of Iranian leaders killed in airstrikes, alongside figures previously targeted 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\">Israel says it killed Iranian navy chief responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz<\/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><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> Defense Minister Israel Katz said the country&rsquo;s military killed 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>. <\/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\/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\/world\/4504160\/russia-drones-aid-iran-war\/\">Russia sending drones to Iran to shore up war effort: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is yet another example of the co-operation between us and our friend, the United States, toward the common goal of achieving the objectives of the war,&rdquo; Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> said about the strike.<\/p>\n<p>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 ... ..., responsible for ... of ..., targeted in air...: 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-media-had-investigated-cuomos-covid-response-the-way-they-did-cruzs-cancun-trip-thousands-of-new-yorkers-could-still-be-alive\/\" title=\"If The Media Had Investigated Cuomo\u2019s COVID Response The Way They Did Cruz\u2019s Cancun Trip, Thousands Of New Yorkers Could Still Be Alive\">full force<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-commander-alireza-tangsiri-responsible-for-closing-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-in-airstrike-report\/\" title=\"Iranian navy ... Alireza ..., responsible for ... of ..., targeted in air...: Report\">container vessel access<\/a> to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. It was posted on March 24.<\/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;The passage of any vessel through this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >waterway requires full coordination<\/a> 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 is the latest prominent Iranian leader reported to be killed in airstrikes. 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>Israel says IRGC Navy chief Tangsiri killed by strike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2583987,"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":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,4671,6758],"class_list":["post-2583986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-navy"],"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\/2583986","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=2583986"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583990,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583986\/revisions\/2583990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}