The United States and Israel confirmed that the navy commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri had died in an airstrike.
US Central Command said in a statement on X that “The death of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Navy (IRGC-N) commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri in an Israeli airstrike makes the region safer”.
Statement from Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander: pic.twitter.com/oVqhVjgIDL
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 26, 2026
According to the statement, Tangsiri had commanded the IRGC-N for the last eight years. During his tenior IRGC harassed thousands of innocent merchant mariners, and hundreds of vessels were attacked, and countless innocent civilians were killed.
In the statement, it further mentioned that “US military strikes on the IRGC-N will continue. Therefore, we call on every Iranian serving in the IRGC-N to immediately abandon their post and return home to avoid further risk of unnecessary injury or death”.
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X and confirmed that Israel had eliminated Tangsiri.
אנחנו ממשיכים לתקוף בעוצמה את המטרות של משטר הטרור האיראני.
אמש חיסלנו את מפקד חיל הים של משמרות המהפכה. לאיש הזה יש הרבה דם על הידיים, ובנוסף הוא זה שהוביל את סגירת מצרי הורמוז.
זוהי עוד אחת מהדוגמאות של שיתוף הפעולה בינינו לבין ידידתנו ארצות הברית, במטרה המשותפת להשיג את… pic.twitter.com/YSADi23jQt
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) March 26, 2026
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