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Iran’s elite navy chief responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz killed in airstrike: reports
NY Post ^ | 3/26/26 | Chris Bradford

Posted on 03/26/2026 2:36:49 AM PDT by Libloather

An elite Iranian navy chief who gave the green light to close the Strait of Hormuz has been killed in an airstrike on Thursday, according to a report.

Alireza Tangsiri, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy commander, was eliminated in a strike on the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, located on the Strait, an Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post.

Neither the Israeli Defense Forces nor the Iranian military has commented on the strike.

Tangsiri’s reported death comes after the assassinations of IRGC spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini, and the regime’s de-facto leader Ali Larijani, and its anti-protest enforcer Gholamreza Soleimani.

Tangsiri reportedly ordered the Strait of Hormuz – a vital waterway that oversees the shipment of 20 percent of the world’s oil supply – to be shut down and it has effectively remained closed since the start of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28.

Oil price volatility over the past four weeks has prompted calls from politicians and energy executives to reopen the Strait. Earlier this week, the price of Brent crude oil was reported to be $100 per barrel.

Tehran has threatened even more disruption, warning it could take control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait if US forces invade Kharg Island – which is one-third the size of Manhattan and controls 90% of Iranian crude oil exports.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: adiosmofo; airstrike; hormuz; iran; navy
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Just horrible. NEXT!
1 posted on 03/26/2026 2:36:49 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

These positions appear to be term limited.


2 posted on 03/26/2026 2:40:58 AM PDT by donozark (Trump isn't a fascist. America's trains still do not run on time.)
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To: Libloather

Our mini Death Star in the middle east is relentless. ^)


3 posted on 03/26/2026 2:45:33 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Libloather

If you are a young go-getter in Iran, apparently the career advancement opportunities are pretty wide-open at the moment


4 posted on 03/26/2026 2:56:32 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: Libloather

FAFO


5 posted on 03/26/2026 2:58:34 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: Libloather

6 posted on 03/26/2026 3:02:44 AM PDT by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: donozark
"These positions appear to be term limited."

New openings daily! Apply now because we have unlimited opportunities for promotions!

7 posted on 03/26/2026 3:03:45 AM PDT by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: Libloather

I’m old.
In my 70 years I worked with virtually every nationality on the face of the Earth
I was a Boeing engineer and a
engineer at Keck observatory.
If I have have ever met a Moslem,
I have no recollection of it.
Believe you me, I have worked closely
with people from all over the world.
I suppose most all of them didn’t
know I was a very Christian man.
Y’all don’t need to wear your faith
on your sleeve and flaunt it.
Share it when it is requested.
Keep it private otherwise.


8 posted on 03/26/2026 3:05:25 AM PDT by rellic
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To: donozark

>> These positions appear to be term limited.

ROFL


9 posted on 03/26/2026 3:07:41 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: Libloather

Well said.


10 posted on 03/26/2026 3:07:42 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Libloather

GREAT


11 posted on 03/26/2026 3:19:32 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: rellic
Don't share your faith?

Not very "Christian" of you?

see Matthew 28:19-20.
12 posted on 03/26/2026 3:22:56 AM PDT by John 3_19-21 (The Truth will set you free but it'll cost you something.)
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To: Libloather

(An elite Iranian navy chief who gave the green light to
close the Strait of Hormuz has been killed in an airstrike
on Thursday, according to a report.)

These are definitely not good jobs 😕

Especially these days 😉


13 posted on 03/26/2026 3:29:41 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

I’m now reading that an entire 8 story building on/ near the coast was destroyed eliminating a meeting of top IRGC navy officers/commanders.


14 posted on 03/26/2026 3:37:07 AM PDT by HockeyPop
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Another meeting? Sounds like a good idea. There is a need to organize more Leadership Learing Conferences in Iran.


15 posted on 03/26/2026 4:04:41 AM PDT by Kudsman (Cheat free elections, too big to rig. )
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Israel claims kill on Iranian Hormuz commander as Trump pushes for ceasefire talks

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-israel-iran-war-strait-hormuz-updates-march-26


16 posted on 03/26/2026 4:27:16 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: John 3_19-21
Not very "Christian" of you?

Matthew 7:5 Matthew 5:16

17 posted on 03/26/2026 4:39:44 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Libloather

I love the song “And another one bites the dust!” keep eliminating until they flee or surrender. Their choice.


18 posted on 03/26/2026 5:06:30 AM PDT by Judge Bean
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To: Libloather

“Another one bites the dust”, by Queen, keeps running through my head...


19 posted on 03/26/2026 5:15:54 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Libloather
elite

They use the word ... but don't know what they mean ...

20 posted on 03/26/2026 5:17:48 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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