Iran confirmed the death of the commander of the naval forces of the Revolutionary Guards, Alireza Tangsiri. According to the guards, he died of serious injuries after a recent attack.
On Monday, Iran confirmed the death of the commander of the naval forces of the Revolutionary Guards, Alirez Tangsiri. According to the announcement, the guards died of serious injuries, Iranian media reported. TASR informs about it based on reports from Reuters and AFP.
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Kac announced on March 26 that Tangsiri was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other navy officials. According to Kac, this Iranian commander was responsible for the mining and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Attack in Bandar Abbas
The attack struck Tangsiri in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas during a meeting with senior officials of the Revolutionary Guards’ naval forces, Israeli sources said last Thursday.
Since the beginning of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, Israel has announced the killing of several high-ranking Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the influential head of the Islamic Republic’s security services, Ali Larijani.
