Overview
- Israel’s military said an airstrike in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas killed IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri and IRGC intelligence chief Behnam Rezaei.
- The IDF said the strike hit a meeting of senior IRGC naval leaders in the city, which serves as a key hub for Iran’s Gulf fleet.
- The military said the attack weakened Iran’s ability to coordinate operations at sea and to threaten commercial shipping routes.
- Iranian authorities had not commented on the reported deaths, and coverage differed, with VINnews relaying the IDF account and Financial Express highlighting Israeli claims that Tangsiri pushed to close the Strait of Hormuz.
- The IRGC Navy oversees fast boats and drones in the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas is a narrow waterway that carries a large share of the world’s oil shipments.