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Senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Naval Official Dies in Suspicious Car Accident Amid Hormuz Strait Tensions
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 9 hours ago
What happened
Mohammad Akbarzadeh, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval official and strategist on the Strait of Hormuz, died in a car accident in southeastern Iran. His death comes amid heightened tensions and recent EU sanctions against him for restricting navigation in the strategic waterway. Iranian authorities are investigating the crash.
- 01Mohammad Akbarzadeh, senior IRGC Navy official, died in a car accident in Kerman province.
- 02He was a key strategist on Iran's approach to the Strait of Hormuz and recently sanctioned by the EU.
- 03Iranian authorities have opened an investigation into the accident's circumstances.
- 04Akbarzadeh was known as the 'brain' behind Iran's strategic moves in the Hormuz Strait.
- 05His death occurs amid ongoing negotiations and Iran's efforts to control the strategic waterway.
- 06Separately, two IRGC members were killed in a reported terror attack in northwestern Iran.
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