【Can clearing the Navy Commander Open the Strait of Hormuz?】 An Israeli official stated on the 26th that Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy Commander Tangheshiri was killed in a strike at Abbas Port in southeastern Iran, and that Tangheshiri was responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
At the time of the attack, Tangheshiri was with his senior operational team at a secret naval command center in Abbas Port. Not only were officials in Tehran unsafe, but even those far along the Persian Gulf coast were targeted.
The person who ordered the blockade is dead, yet Iran's ability to block the strait remains intact.
According to wartime special succession procedures, the late navy commander should have already designated his successor.
Therefore, the Strait of Hormuz will simply be controlled by another person—whether to open or close it.
Iran’s retaliatory actions may make the strait even more difficult to navigate, directly contradicting Trump’s wishes.
From this perspective, it appears more likely that the Israeli military was behind the operation.
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