Summary
Prepared after review.
- Israel claims to have killed Alireza Tangsiri, the naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant described Tangsiri as directly responsible for terrorist activities including bombings and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Tangsiri was appointed IRGC naval commander in 2018 and threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if Iranian oil exports were disrupted in 2019.
Kathmandu – Israel has claimed the death of Alireza Tangsiri, naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Tangsiri was directly responsible for terrorist activities including bomb explosions and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and asserted that he has been killed.
Gallant added that other senior naval commanders, along with Tangsiri, were also killed in the Israeli strike.
However, Iran has not yet confirmed these claims.
Who is Alireza Tangsiri?
Alireza Tangsiri was appointed the commander of the IRGC Navy in 2018. Prior to that, he served as deputy commander of the IRGC Navy from 2010.
In 2019, he threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz should there be any disruption to Iran’s oil exports.
