Israel killed commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy, responsible for closing the Strait of Hormuz, says newspaper

Israel killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, in a bombing raid this Thursday (26), according to Israeli media. Military sources confirmed the information to the “Times of Israel” newspaper, and other Israeli newspapers such as “Channel 7” and “Israel Hayom” also confirmed the information. According to the authority interviewed by the “Times of Israel”, Tangsiri was responsible for closing the Strait of Hormuz, an important strait through which around 20% of the world’s oil passes and which has been blocked for almost a month. Tangsiri was killed in an attack in Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran, according to the newspaper. Neither Israel nor Iran have officially commented on Tangsiri’s death until the last update of this report. This report is being updated.

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