Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Naval Force commander Ali Reza Tangsiri, was targeted and killed in Israeli airstrikes in Bandar Abbas, according to Israeli media reports. Tangsiri is said to be the brain behind the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz told the media on Thursday that the IDF targeted Tangsiri last night, along with senior naval command officials, in a precise and deadly operation. “The man who was directly responsible for the terrorist act of bombing and blocking the Strait of Hormuz for shipping has been eliminated. This is a clear message to all senior members of the Iranian terrorist organisation, the Revolutionary Guards, which currently controls Iran: The IDF will hunt you down and thwart you one by one. Congratulations to the IDF on the perfect execution,” Katz said.
There has been no official comment yet from Iran or from the Israeli military on the reported strike.
The US had issued Iran an ultimatum to release the chokehold it has on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped.