US EditionIran confirms death of Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Tangsiri, statement says
Alireza Tangsiri, a veteran commander sanctioned by the US, was killed in an Israeli strike targeting Iran's naval operations linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Monday, Iran confirmed that Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy, died from injuries sustained in an Israeli air strike.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday that Israel killed Tangsiri in an overnight air strike, describing him as the "man who was directly responsible for the terrorist operation of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz."
- Sepah News, the official outlet of the IRGC, reported that Tangsiri "succumbed to severe injuries" while organizing coastal defenses, and the IRGC stressed his absence has not disrupted naval operations or control of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in 2018, Tangsiri was a veteran of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq war and was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 for his leadership in naval actions.
- The IRGC vowed "that we will not rest until the enemy is completely destroyed," signaling continued commitment despite Tangsiri's death and ongoing volatility in the Strait of Hormuz.
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While Tehran confirmed the death of the commander of the Navy of the Guardians of the Revolution, Alireza Tangsiri, Monday, March 30, RFI meets the American academic born in Iran Mehran Kamrava. He has been teaching for nearly 20 years in Qatar, where he observes the war launched by the United States and Israel and its consequences for the entire region.
The Israeli-American offensive was justified by the inflexibility of the Islamic Republic in negotiations on uranium enriched, within its nuclear programme.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirmed Monday the death of its Navy commander, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, as a result of the wounds sustained in an attack “while organizing and reinforcing the forces and defensive shield of the islands and coasts used by the aggressor enemies.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on March 26 that his forces had eliminated the commander "along with other naval commanding officers."
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