Nationality Iranian Nickname(s) Nader Mahdavi Battles and wars Iran–Iraq War Resting place Bushehr Province | Religion Shia Islam Battles/wars Iran-Iraq war Other name Nader Mahdavi Allegiance Iran | |
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Died 8 October 1987, Farsi Island Service/branch Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | ||
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Nader Mahdavi (Persian: نادر مهدوی ) or Hossein Basria (Persian: حسین بسریا ) was an Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution naval commander who fought against United States naval forces and cruisers on 24 July 1987.
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Short biography
Hossein Basria was born on 4 June 1963 in Nokar village, Dashti County, Bushehr Province. When he was in high school, economical issues and his political activities made him leave school and he started working in his father's store. After the Iranian revolution, he joined the Basij group. When Iran-Iraq war started, he wanted to go to battlefields but he was underage and was prevented from entering the war. On 20 April 1981, he was employed in the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (AGIR). He married Sakineh Jokar in 1982.
First battle with United States
In the end of Iran-Iraq war, Persian Gulf was unsafe place for Iran because Iraqi forces easily bombed Iranian ships and oil platforms. Also, American naval force help and protect other countries for passing from Persian Gulf and especially Strait of Hormuz. Commanders of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution informed Ruhollah Khomeini, previous leader of Iran, about comfortable coming and going American's cruisers in the Persian Gulf. Khomeini said: "If I was, attacked them." For this reason, general Nader Mahdavi prepared his forces for new operations against cruisers of America.
On 24 July 1987, United States naval force escorted Kuwaiti oil tanker,al-Rekkah, in Persian Gulf. al-Rekkah changed its flag and used United States's flag and also changed its name to Bridgeton. The escort mission assigned to three cruisers of the United States Navy, USS Crommelin, USS Fox, and USS Kidd, and they moved around of Kuwaiti oil tanker. The escorted caravan arrived 13 miles west of Farsi Island, Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf and hit out underwater mines. Nader Mahdavi had mission for preventing Bridgeton movement and they carried mines and set them in way of Bridgeton. A bomb explosion caused a 43 square metre dent in the body of oil tanker. Three cruisers changed their deployment and went behind of Bridgeton.
Death
On 8 October 1987, Mahdavi and his soldiers went to Persian Gulf for patrolling. Near the Farsi land, an American Helicopter attacked them. After a 20-minute battle, Mahdavi was arrested by American forces and tortured and then killed. Six days after his death, his body was sent to Iran from Oman. He was tortured before his death; his chest was torn by something like a big nail; also, he has been shot in his feet and forehead.