The United States and Israel on Thursday confirmed the death of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Navy commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri in an airstrike.
“The death of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Navy (IRGC-N) commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, from an Israeli airstrike makes the region safer,” said a statement on X from US Central Command.
The statement further added that “Tangsiri had commanded the IRGC-N for eight years, during which time the IRGC harassed thousands of innocent merchant mariners, attacked hundreds of vessels with one-way attack drones and missiles, and killed countless innocent civilians.”
“He was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Treasury in June 2019, with additional secondary sanctions added in 2024 related to drone development,” the statement continued.
