Overview
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Monday that naval commander Alireza Tangsiri died of wounds from an Israeli attack, according to a Sepah News notice reported by AFP.
- Israel’s defense minister said the Thursday strike hit an apartment in the Bandar Abbas area and also killed other senior naval officers, calling Tangsiri responsible for mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Guards said Tangsiri had been organizing coastal defenses when he was hit and vowed that they would not rest until the enemy was completely destroyed.
- Tangsiri led the IRGC navy that has enforced a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel vital for global oil shipments, which news reports say has pushed energy prices higher.
- The killing is part of a wider U.S.-Israeli air campaign that has removed multiple senior Iranian figures, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, even as Iran replaces leaders and promises revenge.