Iranian sources report that Ali Fayazi, a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' naval arm, was killed yesterday in an American strike on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The report has not been independently confirmed.
Iranian sources reported Monday that Ali Fayazi, a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' naval arm, was killed in an American strike on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. The report provides a name for one of the IRGC personnel reportedly targeted in the US operation, which CENTCOM described as a limited, precise action against IRGC mine-laying forces that posed an imminent threat to civilian mariners and commercial shipping.
The Zioneer reported Sunday evening that US forces struck two missile launchers on Larak Island prepared to launch naval mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in the evening, unverified Iranian reports claimed an additional strike on the island, and assessments reviewed by The Zioneer indicated approximately 120 IRGC members were wounded. The IRGC initially claimed the "American-Zionist enemy" killed several fighters and civilians, vowing retaliation. US Central Command subsequently confirmed the operation, stating Iran created the threat and the US military eliminated it to protect global trade.
The naming of a specific IRGC naval member follows a pattern of Iranian sources identifying casualties from US strikes in recent weeks. The Zioneer has previously reported on IRGC naval personnel killed in US operations, including Shahab Amidi Mahnavi, a fighter in the IRGC's special naval unit reported killed in July, and Captain Younes Hajji Azizi, whose death was confirmed by the IRGC in late July. The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, and the US has conducted a series of strikes against IRGC naval assets as part of an ongoing campaign to deter Iranian maritime aggression.
The report of Fayazi's death has not been independently confirmed. The full extent of casualties from the Larak Island strikes remains unclear, and the IRGC's promised response has not yet been observed.
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