Alireza Tangsiri
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Aug 28, 2026
Eric EricksonHOST
US officials say they've turned the tide in the strait and believe it could be a watershed moment.
Eric EricksonHOST
Two Israeli officials say the move to close the Strait of Hormuz was initiated by the IRGC Navy General Alireza Tangsiri.
Eric EricksonHOST
In the first 72 hours of the war, Iran said it was closing the strait.
Eric EricksonHOST
Behind the scenes, Tangsiri gave the order that escalated the situation, deploy naval mines in the traffic separation scheme.
Eric EricksonHOST
U.S. officials say they've turned the tide in the straight and believe it could be a watershed moment.
Eric EricksonHOST
Two Israeli officials say the move to close the Strait of Hormuz was initiated by the IRGC Navy General Ali Reza Tangsiri.
Eric EricksonHOST
In the first 72 hours of the war, Iran said it was closing the strait.
Eric EricksonHOST
Behind the scenes, Tangsiri gave the order.
JoshuaHOST
It's kinda gross actually how, how often we have to talk about lives with dollars.
JoshuaHOST
Um, but the strait, the, the I- Iran basically installed mines all along it, closes it, and the man running that operation is an IRGC naval officer named Alireza Tangsiri.
JoshuaHOST
He oversaw the blockade and the mining, and then Israel assassinates him during the campaign.
WillHOST
Which does what exactly to the mines?
19 MINS LATER
WillHOST
You deregulate it, and there's nobody around to make it right.
WillHOST
Um, but I wanna add a third name from this story because he's on the other side of the water, and I don't want us to only count Americans.
WillHOST
We have Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC naval commander.
WillHOST
He's the man who ran the mining and the blockade of the strait.