Israel says it has killed an Iranian navy commander overseeing the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy shipping route, as regional tensions continue to escalate alongside ongoing strikes across the Middle East.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Alireza Tangsiri, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval commander, was directly responsible for restricting access to the strategic waterway.
Katz stated that Tangsiri “was directly responsible” for blocking the Strait of Hormuz and had been “blown up,” though Iran has not confirmed his death.
The Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s busiest oil transit corridors—has been effectively disrupted by Iran since the outbreak of the war last month, intensifying global economic concerns.
An influential global policy group earlier warned that the blockade was “raising costs, weighing on demand and adding to inflationary pressures” worldwide, as energy markets continue to face instability.
Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump claimed Iran had been “militarily obliterated” and said its negotiators had been “begging” to reach a deal, comments Tehran has rejected, insisting no talks with Washington are currently taking place.
On Wednesday, an Iranian official issued five conditions for ending the war, following reports that Iran had received a 15-point peace proposal from the United States.
Fighting continues across multiple fronts, including Iran and Lebanon, while in Abu Dhabi, two people were killed by debris from an intercepted missile believed to have been launched by Iran, further underscoring the regional spillover of the conflict.
Boluwatife Enome
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