Alireza Tangsiri, the pinnacle of Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy. Photograph credit score: X/Alireza Tangsiri
Israel claimed on Thursday (March 26, 2026) it killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the pinnacle of Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy — the important thing official overseeing the closure of the strait.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz mentioned he had been killed together with different senior naval commanders in a strike in a single day. Iran didn’t instantly acknowledge Tangsiri’s killing.
Because the begin of the joint U.S.-Israeli assaults on Iran on February 28, Israel has introduced the killing of a number of high Iranian officers, together with supreme chief Ali Khamenei and the Islamic republic’s highly effective safety chief, Ali Larijani.
In latest days, Israeli forces have carried out a number of strikes focusing on the naval property of Iran.
Final week, Israeli airstrikes hit a number of Iranian naval ships within the Caspian Sea, together with ones outfitted with missile programs, assist vessels and patrol craft.
(With inputs from AFP, AP)
Revealed – March 26, 2026 04:28 pm IST
