Israel Says Iranian Naval Commander Is Killed

“The Israeli military killed the naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in an overnight attack, Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said on Thursday, taking out the leader of a force that has played a pivotal role in shutting down the Strait of Hormuz,” the New York Times reports.

“The commander, Alireza Tangsiri, was in an apartment hide-out in the area of Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran, with other Revolutionary Guards officers at the time of the attack.”