- Israel announced on Thursday that it had killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz stated Tangsiri was killed in an overnight strike alongside other senior naval commanders.
- Katz accused Tangsiri of orchestrating bombing operations that obstructed shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The minister warned that the strike served as a 'clear message' to top Iranian military officials that they would be targeted.
- Iran has not yet acknowledged the reported killing of Tangsiri.
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