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Israel says it killed the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy

March 26, 2026

Israel said it killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy — the key official overseeing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight. Iran did not immediately acknowledge Tangsiri’s killing.

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