Israel Eliminated The Commander Of The IRGC Fleet

• 26.03.2026, 13:22

He was responsible for the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

A strike on the town of Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz has eliminated the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' naval forces, Alireza Tangsiri. According to The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli official said this on Thursday. At the same time, the country's defense establishment neither confirmed nor denied the strike.

The Times of Israel source noted that Tangsiri oversaw issues related to the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz. State broadcaster Kan.

Before the war began, some 15 million barrels of crude oil and another 5 million barrels of oil products from the Persian Gulf passed through the Strait of Hormuz daily. By the beginning of this week, the volume of these shipments had dropped by 16 million barrels.