Israel says Iranian leader who ordered Strait of Hormuz closure killed in targeted strike

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According to Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a targeted strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri. The IDF claims Tangsiri was responsible for mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz. The operation, reportedly based on US and Israeli intelligence, also eliminated senior members of the naval command. Katz stated the action sends a message to other Iranian IRGC officials and demonstrates the IDF's commitment to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the partnership between the US and Israel. The timing and location of the strike were not specified in the provided article.

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The IDF will hunt and eliminate all senior officials of the Iranian IRGC terror organization currently ruling Iran.

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The IDF eliminated the Commander of the IRGC Navy, Tangsiri, along with senior members of the naval command.

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri was targeted and killed in an Israeli attack.

factualIsrael's Defense Minister Israel Katz

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The targeted strike was based on US and Israeli intelligence.

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The man was directly responsible for the terrorist act of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz to navigation.

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World 'This targeted strike was based on US and Israeli intelligence,' a senior Israeli official noted NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri was targeted and killed in an Israeli attack, Israel's Defense Minister Israel-katz" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="4249" data-entity-type="person">Israel Katz has noted. "Tonight, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the Commander of the IRGC Navy, Tangsiri, along with senior members of the naval command," Katz noted, according to a translation from Hebrew. "The man who was directly responsible for the terrorist act of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz to navigation has been targeted and eliminated.""This is a clear message to all senior officials of the Iranian IRGC terror organization currently ruling Iran: The IDF will hunt and eliminate you one by one. I congratulate the IDF on a perfect execution," Katz indicated. "This is also significant news for our American partners, as an expression of the IDF's assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the historic partnership between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and between our two countries and two armies."

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