NEW: Top IRGC Commander Eliminated

Israel said it took out a top Iranian regime mouthpiece in a targeted strike as tensions with Tehran ripple across the region and global energy markets.

The Israel Defense Forces announced Friday that Ali Mohammad Naini, the spokesperson and head of public relations for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed overnight in an airstrike carried out by the Israeli Air Force based on IDF intelligence.

“Throughout the years, Naini served in several propaganda and public relations roles. For the past two years, he served as the IRGC’s main propagandist as part of the Iranian terror regime,” the IDF said.

“In his role, Naini disseminated the regime’s terrorist propaganda to its proxies across the Middle East in order to influence and advance terror attacks against the State of Israel from the different fronts,” it added.

Israeli officials framed the strike as part of a broader campaign targeting Tehran’s leadership network.

“Naini’s elimination joins a series of eliminations of dozens of senior figures of the Iranian regime during the operation,” the IDF added. “The IDF will continue to operate with determination against the commanders and senior officials of the Iranian terror regime.”

The escalation comes as the conflict spills into global shipping lanes, with Iran threatening the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a significant share of the world’s oil supply.

President Donald Trump blasted NATO allies Friday for what he described as sitting on the sidelines while the U.S. carried the fight.

“Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER! They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices,” Trump added. “So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!”

The strategic waterway, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, remains a flashpoint as Iran’s threats continue to rattle global markets and raise fears of further escalation.

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