Israeli strike kills IRGC naval forces commander
Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for the operation to mine and block the Strait of Hormuz for maritime traffic.
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Alireza Tangsiri was killed in an Israeli strike, reports The Times of Israel, citing the country's defense minister Israel Katz.
«The Israel Defense Forces eliminated the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, the man directly responsible for the operation to mine and block the Strait of Hormuz for maritime traffic,» Katz stated.
The head of the Ministry of Defense called this strike a «message» to the IRGC: «The Israel Defense Forces will hunt you down and destroy you one by one.»
Iran has not yet confirmed Tangsiri's killing.