US Centcom confirms death of IRGC commander Tangsiri in Israeli airstrikes
US Centcom confirmed the death of Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, in an Israeli airstrike. The elimination of Tangsiri is seen as a significant development in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, making the region safer according to US Centcom Commander Admiral Brad Cooper.
Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. US Centcom Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said Tangsiri's elimination makes the region safer. Tangsiri had been designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Treasury in 2019. The Israeli Air Force struck overnight in Bandar Abbas, eliminating Tangsiri and the head of the IRGC-N's intelligence division. The US-led campaign against Iran's naval forces has eliminated 92% of the large ships in the Iranian Navy. US military strikes on the IRGC-N will continue, with a warning to Iranian personnel to abandon their posts.
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