{"id":6626,"date":"2026-09-18T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:19:02","slug":"irans-irgc-claims-seizure-of-togo-flagged-oil-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tehran: Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval forces targeted and seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency, the tanker was targeted on Thursday night and caught fire before being stopped by Iranian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Azmi claimed that the tanker had attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using a route different from one designated by Iran, allegedly at the urging of the US military. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the vessel was subsequently targeted and brought under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian authorities have not provided further details about the tanker\u2019s exact location, the weapons allegedly used in the operation, the number or nationality of crew members, or the cargo on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Strait of Hormuz is a strategically important maritime passage through which a significant share of the world\u2019s oil shipments passes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tehran: Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval forces targeted and seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[165,1440],"class_list":["post-6626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-middle-east-tensions","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz - World Watch Alert<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz - World Watch Alert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tehran: Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval forces targeted and seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Watch Alert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-18T17:19:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-18T17:19:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040\"},\"headline\":\"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-18T17:19:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-18T17:19:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626\"},\"wordCount\":165,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Middle East tensions\",\"Strait of Hormuz\"],\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626\",\"name\":\"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz - World Watch Alert\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-18T17:19:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-18T17:19:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=6626#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"World Watch Alert\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World Watch Alert\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":350,\"caption\":\"World Watch Alert\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz - World Watch Alert","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz - World Watch Alert","og_description":"Tehran: Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval forces targeted and seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626","og_site_name":"World Watch Alert","article_published_time":"2026-09-18T17:19:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-18T17:19:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040"},"headline":"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz","datePublished":"2026-09-18T17:19:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-18T17:19:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626"},"wordCount":165,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg","keywords":["Middle East tensions","Strait of Hormuz"],"articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626","name":"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz - World Watch Alert","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-18T17:19:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-18T17:19:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/439888_2125303_updates.jpg","width":700,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6626#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran\u2019s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/","name":"World Watch Alert","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization","name":"World Watch Alert","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png","width":1080,"height":350,"caption":"World Watch Alert"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6626"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6627,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6626\/revisions\/6627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}