Israel says it's killed an Iranian naval commander
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
The US military says an Israeli airstrike that killed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's naval commander, Alireza Tangsiri, "makes the region safer". Israel's defence minister says he was directly responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has not confirmed his death. We look at how the Middle East conflict is affecting daily lives in countries as far apart as Kenya and the Philippines. In other news, a lavish welcome for the leader of Belarus in North Korea. And a sunscreen scandal in Australia prompts a rethink.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm Celia Hatton, and it's 1600 GMT on Thursday, the 26th of March. |
| 0:17.1 | These are our main stories. |
| 0:19.0 | Israel says it's killed an Iranian naval chief who was involved in |
| 0:22.6 | operations to cut off the Strait of Hormuz. But will it make a difference? Inside Iran, people try to |
| 0:29.2 | continue with their lives despite daily bombing attacks from the United States and Israel. |
| 0:34.4 | I'm afraid that one day the war will end and something good will not have happened. |
| 0:39.1 | The problems I have are the same problems as all people, basic needs. |
| 0:43.2 | I cannot provide them. |
| 0:44.9 | And disruption to oil shipments is having an effect on people and countries as far apart as |
| 0:50.2 | Kenya and the Philippines. |
| 0:54.3 | Also in this podcast, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is on his first |
| 0:59.6 | official visit to North Korea. Both countries are keen to show that they have friends in the |
| 1:04.9 | world. |
| 1:10.0 | We begin with the latest from the war in Iran. Israel says it's killed an Iranian Navy chief, Ali Raza al-Tangziri, who was believed to be overseeing Iran's operations in the crucial strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:23.1 | In a statement, the U.S. military said his death makes the region safer. If confirmed, this would be the latest assassination of an Iranian leader. The death was announced by Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz. |
| 1:38.8 | Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF thwarted the commander of the Revolutionary Guards Navy Tang Siri, |
| 1:46.4 | along with several naval command officials, the man who is directly responsible for the terrorist operation |
| 1:51.8 | of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz was blown up and neutralized. |
| 1:57.1 | Despite suggestions from President Trump that the Iranians want to make a peace deal, |
| 2:01.9 | with Pakistan saying it's acting as an intermediary, the war continues. |
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