The Israeli #military said it killed an Iranian naval commander who played a pivotal role in blocking the #StraitOfHormuz.

#Israel said Thursday it killed Commodore #AlirezaTangsiri, the head of the #IRGC navy.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight.

Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-26-2026#0000019d-29b1-d602-adff-fbfbe1180000

Live updates: Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline as Wall Street has biggest loss of war

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will delay a threatened strike on Iran’s energy infrastructure and extend his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz until April 6.

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@Nonilex This will do jackshit just as killing Khamenei did. This is a non-strategy of trying to make collapse a state that has shown is built on institutions (authoritarian and fundamentalist, but institutions) and not on persons.