Iranian sources report that Shahab Amidi Mahnavi, a fighter in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' special naval unit, was killed last night as part of American strikes. The claim provides a name for the IRGC member previously reported killed in the Mahshahr area.
Iranian sources identified the IRGC Navy member killed in Wednesday's American strikes as Shahab Amidi Mahnavi, a fighter in the Guards' special naval unit, according to a report cited by Yair Goldblatt (Security and Middle East on X).
The identification is the latest in a series of reports that evolved throughout the morning. At 10:05 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported initial claims of a Basij fighter, Mahmoud Reza Khojini, killed in Mahshahr. Shortly after, the IRGC Navy claimed one of its personnel died in a clash with enemy drones. By 10:05, an Iranian official confirmed an IRGC Navy member was killed in a drone strike, and state news agency IRNA specified the location as Mahshahr. The new detail provides a name for the IRGC casualty, though the claim remains unverified by independent sources.
The US strikes that killed Mahnavi were part of a broader American operation against Iranian targets. Tehran has reported multiple casualties from the strikes, while the IRGC has claimed to have hit US military assets in the region, claims that Washington has not confirmed.
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