Media report: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy commander killed in attack
The Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post website reported on March 26: A senior Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that a strike killed Alireza Tangsiri, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Navy, in Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz (A strike killed the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, in Bandar Abbas, adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday).
The report said it remains unclear whether Tangsiri was killed in an attack launched by Israel or the United States, or under what circumstances. Meanwhile, although the Israeli Defense Ministry has not directly confirmed the attack, sources within the ministry have not denied the report.
Tangsiri, who has led the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy since August 2018, has recently taken a more aggressive stance regarding Iran’s activities in the Gulf, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, he threatened retaliation against U.S. facilities in the region, warning civilians and workers to stay away. He stated at the time: “Our target list has been updated. Oil facilities linked to the United States are now considered equivalent to U.S. military bases and will be fully targeted.”
The original headline of the report is: Strike kills IRGC Navy chief Tangsiri in Strait of Hormuz, Israeli official tells 'Post' (Israeli official tells 'Post': Iran's IRGC Navy chief Tangsiri killed in Strait of Hormuz).
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