Iranian naval commander Alireza Tangsiri had been leading Iran’s successful effort to close the Strait of HormuzAlireza Tangsiri, the commander of the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is the latest senior Iranian military figure targeted by Israel in its month-long bombardment of Iran. Israel said it had killed Tangsiri in a strike on Thursday; Iran has not commented. It was not immediately clear what effect Tangsiri’s death would have on Iran’s Strait of Hormuz strategy. Iran’s ability to control passage through the strait has been made possible, in part, by its use of attack drones. Khamenei was killed in an air strike at the outset of the US-Israeli campaign against Iran last month.

Source: The Irish Times March 26, 2026 23:48 UTC