(Les iraniens ont tué également des généraux israéliens, mais ils n'en font pas un fromage. Je rappelle que les meilleurs généraux des armées de Napoléon 1er, l'empereur français qui a envahit la Russie et s'est pris une grosse veste, sont sortis du rang. note de rneé)

Israeli defense minister claims to have killed Iran’s IRGC Navy commander

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March 26, 2026 at 12:39 pm.  Middle East Monitor

Israel’s defense minister claimed Thursday that the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has been killed in an airstrike, Anadolu reports.

Channel 12 quoted Israel Katz as saying that Alireza Tangsiri had been “eliminated,” along with all senior Navy command officials.

The claim came shortly after an Israeli official said that Tangsiri was killed in an airstrike in Iran’s southern city of Bandar Abbas, saying the Iranian commander was responsible for closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

There was no immediate confirmation from Iran of the Israeli claim.

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively disrupted since early March. Around 20 million barrels of oil normally pass through it daily, and its disruption has driven up shipping costs and pushed global oil prices higher.

The US and Israel have maintained airstrikes on Iran since Feb. 28, killing so far over 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.

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