{"id":572096,"date":"2026-10-14T09:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T04:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=572096"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T04:58:06","slug":"iran-guards-say-struck-vessel-in-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/iran-guards-say-struck-vessel-in-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran guards say struck vessel in Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> TEHRAN<br \/>\nIran\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.<br \/>\nThe blockade has been met with a US counter-blockade of Iranian ports, and US forces routinely escort vessels crossing the strait. Iran has since the start of the war frequently targeted vessels crossing Hormuz without its permission.<br \/>\nThe 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 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.<br \/>\nAli 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. 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN 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. 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