Overview
- CENTCOM said an Israeli airstrike killed IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
- Israel said the Israeli Air Force, using precise intelligence, also killed Hanam Rezaei, the IRGC Navy’s intelligence chief.
- CENTCOM linked the action to Operation Epic Fury and said 92% of Iran’s large naval ships have been eliminated.
- The command warned U.S. strikes will continue and urged IRGC Navy personnel to leave their posts to avoid harm.
- Officials said Tangsiri’s force harassed merchant crews and hit ships with drones and missiles, and he had been under U.S. sanctions since 2019, raising fresh concerns for traffic near the Strait of Hormuz.