Israeli Army Claims Many Senior Members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy Killed in Attack
On March 26, Xinhua News Agency reported from Jerusalem (reporters Feng Guorui and Wang Zhuolun) that the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that the Israeli military conducted an airstrike on the southern Iranian port of Abbas the previous night, resulting in the deaths of several senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, including Commander Ali Reza Tangsiri and Navy Intelligence Chief Behnam Rezai.
The statement said that the Israeli Air Force, with intelligence support, carried out precise strikes on Abbas port, and Tangsiri was killed in the attack. Tangsiri had served as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy for the past eight years. He led the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement noted that at the time of the airstrike, Tangsiri was in a meeting with several senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. In addition to Tangsiri, Rezai was also killed in this operation.
Israeli Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on Abbas Port in Iran on March 26, 2023, resulting in the deaths of multiple high-ranking officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, including Commander Ali Reza Tangsiri. The strike was executed with intelligence support while Tangsiri was in a meeting with other senior officers.
- Israeli airstrike targeted Abbas Port in southern Iran.
- High-ranking officials of the IRGC Navy were killed, including Commander Ali Reza Tangsiri.
- The airstrike was conducted with intelligence support.
- Tangsiri had been in command for eight years and was involved in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
- The attack occurred during a meeting of senior IRGC Navy officers.