Iran confirms killing of Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri

A member of the Iranian Red Crescent walks past the wreckage of a vehicle at car service centre in eastern Tehran, Iran. (AFP)

TEHRAN: Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after Israel said it targeted him in an air strike.
A statement carried by the Guards’ Sepah News website said Tangsiri “succumbed to severe injuries” from the attack.