Commander of Irans naval force, responsible for blocking Strait of Hormuz, killed, claims Israel
This is the latest high-profile casualty since the beginning of the war, which has entered its fourth week.
PTC News Desk: Alireza Tangsiri, commander of Iran's elite naval force has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Iran. This is the latest high-profile casualty since the beginning of the war, which has entered its fourth week.
Tangsiri led the naval wing of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was also responsible for overseeing the closure of Strait of Hormuz.
There was no immediate confirmation from Iran, and the Israel Defense Forces did not comment on the reported strike.
Earlier on March 17, a senior politician and Iran's security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of Tehran.
Who was Alireza Tangsiri?
Born in Bushehr Province in southern Iran, Tangsiri rose through the ranks of the IRGC Navy after serving in the Iran-Iraq War and the so-called Tanker Wars—an early confrontation between Iran and the United States during the 1980s.
He later commanded the IRGC Navy’s 1st Naval District in Bandar Abbas and served as deputy commander from 2010 to 2018, before eventually becoming the force’s chief.
His reported death adds to the growing list of senior Iranian figures killed since the war began on February 28, when the US and Israel carried out coordinated strikes on Iran.
Among the earliest and most significant casualties was Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, followed by a systematic elimination of key members of the country’s political and military leadership.