What is Nasser Shabani?
[[File:Nasser Shabani.jpg|200px|right]] '''Nasser Shabani''' ({{lang-fa|ناصر شعبانی}}; died 13 March 2020) was an [[Iran|Iranian]] general. He was a senior commander of [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC). He took credit for using [[Houthi movement|Houthi rebels]] to target Saudi oil tankers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iran coronavirus deaths:Top Iranian IRGC Commander Nasser Shabani, who once openly admitted to blowing up Saudi oil tankers, dies of COVID 19 |url=https://www.ibtimes.sg/iran-coronavirus-deathstop-iranian-irgc-commander-nasser-shabani-who-once-openly-admitted-40961 |work=International Business Times |date=14 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> == Death == Shabani died of [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19) on 13 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2020/03/574568/top-iranian-general-shabani-dies-covid-19|title=Top Iranian general Shabani dies of Covid-19|last=Times|first=New Straits|date=14 March 2020|work=NST Online|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shabani, Nasser}} [[Category:Year of birth missing]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Iranian generals]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran]]