Alireza Tangsiri oversaw technology now used to threaten strategic waterway and goaded Trump to attack oil-export hub Kharg Island

In an apparent effort to break the impasse on the strait, Israel said it killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy.

Israel's defence minister said a number of other "senior Navy command officials" have also been killed. Iran has not yet commented.