Who Was Alireza Tangsiri? Israel Claims It Killed Iran Naval Commander

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 26, 2026 08:30 PM IST

As the US-Israel-Iran raged on the 27th day, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander Alireza Tangsiri was killed in a strike in Bandar Abbas, the Times of Israel reported, citing Israeli officials. In the fresh wave of attack, Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israeli defence forces targeted Tangsiri, who was responsible for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial maritime chokepoint which accounted for nearly one-fifth of the global oil and gas trade.

Tangsiri had led the IRGC’s naval wing since August 2028, and since the beginning of the US-Israel-Iran war, he had been assertive in the Strait of Hormuz. In retaliation against US facilities in the region, Tangsiri had warned civilians and workers in the area to stay away, the Jerusalem Post said.

The Iranian commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy had overseen the IRGC Navy’s testing of drones and cruise missiles. The US Treasury had sanctioned him in 2023 and 2019. Of late, Tangsiri had posted several times on X about Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as other attacks carried out by the IRGC naval force.

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Tangsiri was in an apartment hideout alongside other Revolutionary Guard when the missile hit, officials told The New York Times.

Sent message to rest of Iran

Following his assassination, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told the Times of Israel that Jerusalem’s targeting of Alireza Tangsiri sends a “message” to the rest of the IRGC. Katz claimed that Tangsiri was “directly responsible” for “mining and blocking” the Strait of Hormuz.

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