Iran confirms Revolutionary Guard navy chief Alireza Tangsiri’s death
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“Iran on Monday confirmed the death of Revolutionary Guard navy chief Alireza Tangsiri.”
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— Commodore Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری; 1962 – 26 March 2026) was an Iranian naval officer who served as the commander of the IRGC Navy. On 26 March 2026, the Israel Defense Forces claim…
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— The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards) is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed For…
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— The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributi…
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“Israel had claimed on March 26 that it killed Tangsiri, a rear admiral in the Iran navy.”
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
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— Commodore Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری; 1962 – 26 March 2026) was an Iranian naval officer who served as the commander of the IRGC Navy. On 26 March 2026, the Israel Defense Forces claim…
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
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“A statement from the Guard on Monday, read on state television, said Tangsiri 'joined the ranks of Allah due to the severity of his injuries.'”
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— Commodore Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری; 1962 – 26 March 2026) was an Iranian naval officer who served as the commander of the IRGC Navy. On 26 March 2026, the Israel Defense Forces claim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Tangsiri
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— The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards) is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed For…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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— The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
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“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had said he had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight.”
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