Commodore Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری) is an Iranian military officer and the current commander of Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appointed since 23 August 2018, replacing Ali Fadavi.[1][2]
Alireza Tangsiri | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | Navy |
| Battles / wars | |
U.S. sanctions
editOn 24 June 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned him, freezing any of his U.S. assets and banning U.S. persons from doing business with him.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Leader appoints new Revolutionary Guards' Navy cmdr". Mehr News Agency. 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Ayatollah Khamenei appoints new Commander of IRGC Navy, Coordinator". khamenei.ir. Retrieved Aug 26, 2018.
- ^ "Issuance of Executive Order of June 24, 2019, "Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Iran;" Iran-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2019-06-24.