Iran confirms the killing of Revolutionary Guard Navy Commander Ali Reza Tangsiri
Confirmed IranMonday, the commander of the naval forces was killed in Revolutionary Guard Alireza Tangsiri, days after the Israeltargeted him in an air strike.
It was stated in a statement published on the website "Sepah News" The Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who had not appeared in public since the killing of his predecessor, his father, Ali Khamenei, on February 28, offered his condolences in a message via the Telegram application.
The burial ceremony will be held on Tuesday in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas, according to Sepah News, and the Israeli occupation Defense Minister, Yisrael Katz, had announced the assassination on Thursday. Tangsiri in an air strike.
Closing the Strait of Hormuz
Katz said in a video statement "The man who was directly responsible for the terrorist operation of planting mines and closing the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic was targeted and eliminated."
Since the start of the war, which has entered its second month, Iran has allowed only a very small number of ships to pass through this strategic waterway, which has led to a sharp rise in global energy prices.
The Revolutionary Guards’ statement stated that Tangsiri was organizing coastal defenses when he was killed, and pledged to "We will not rest until the enemy is completely eliminated".
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