Update on IRGC navy CinC:
Israeli Defense Minister Katz confirms the assassination of Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, Commander of the IRGC Navy, in Bandar Abbas.
Overnight, Israeli airstrikes targeted an 8-storey building where Tangsiri was holding a meeting with other high-ranking officials in the naval branch of the IRGC.
Keep an eye out for information about the deputy commander of the IRGC Navy, Ali Azmaei, and the deputy coordinator (3rd in-command), Abolghasem Valagher.
Tangsiri was one of the ten most important commanders in the IRGC's leadership structure. He was responsible for enforcing Iran's dominion over the Strait of Hormuz. He would've led the defensive efforts against an American operations in the Persian Gulf.
His influence extended beyond his official role. Tangsiri and many other high-ranking IRGC commanders translated their wartime decision-making into political power, filling the void left due to the assassinations of other governing officials.