Tehran holds mass funeral for assassinated IRGC naval cmdr. Tangsiri

Tens of thousands of people have attended funeral processions in Tehran for Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, who was assassinated last week in US-Israeli strikes.

The ceremony on Wednesday saw tens of thousands, from all walks of life, turning up at Tehran's Enqelab Square to begin a procession to honor Tangsiri.

Mourners also bid farewell to the coffins of Brigadier General Jamshid Es’haqi, who served as a top advisor to Iran’s chief of staff before he was assassinated along with his family members in an airstrike last week.

People attending the ceremony chanted slogans against the United States and the Israeli regime and declared their full support for Iran’s ongoing fight against the aggression.

Tangsiri played a pivotal role in the IRGC’s mission to safeguard strategic waterways in the Persian Gulf, including the Strait of Hormuz—through which nearly one‑fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.

The US and Israel were seemingly annoyed by his role in preventing hostile ships from passing through the Strait, an issue that has caused a major surge in international oil and energy prices since the start of the US-Israeli aggression on Iran in late February.

The coastal city held a large funeral for the martyred commander on Tuesday. Authorities have said his body will be sent to the southwestern city of Abadan for burial.

Iran has carried out massive attacks on the Israeli regime and on US targets in the region to avenge the assassination of its top military and political officials.

The country has indicated that the attacks will continue until the aggressors are punished and cease their attacks on Iran.

The IRGC Navy has also refused to ease its restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the situation in the waterway will never return to what it was before the US-Israeli aggression.

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