{"id":87581,"date":"2026-10-13T04:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T04:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/87581"},"modified":"2026-10-13T04:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T04:52:29","slug":"iran-guards-say-struck-vessel-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/87581","title":{"rendered":"Iran Guards say struck vessel in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a vessel on Monday that was attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iran has imposed a blockade on the strait since the United States and Israel launched strikes against the Islamic republic in February, triggering the Middle East war.<\/p>\n<p>The blockade has been met with a US counter-blockade of Iranian ports, and US forces routinely escort vessels crossing the strait.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has since the start of the war frequently targeted vessels crossing Hormuz without its permission.<\/p>\n<p>The Guards\u2019 navy said in a statement published on the force\u2019s news platform, Sepah News, that \u201ca supertanker, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The ship targeted on Monday had tried to sail through the area \u201cby disabling its transponders\u201d and \u201cby ignoring warnings from the Guards\u2019 Navy\u201d, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Ozmaei, the Guards\u2019 naval commander, had warned this weekend that any vessel disabling its transponder to avoid detection while crossing the strait would be considered \u201chostile\u201d and face a \u201csevere\u201d response.<\/p>\n<p>The British maritime security agency UKMTO also issued reports on Monday of four separate incidents of vessels being hit in the Hormuz the day before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/iran-guards-say-struck-vessel-in-strait-of-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a vessel on Monday that was attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows. Iran has imposed a blockade on the strait since the United States and Israel launched strikes against the Islamic republic in February, triggering the Middle East war. 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