{
  "id": 6363271,
  "title": "Iran says will target tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain, urges crews to flee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iran-says-will-target-tankers-off-kuwait-and-bahrain-urges-crews-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T01:11:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/09/09/iran-says-will-target-tankers-off-kuwait-and-bahrain-urges-crews-to-flee/234477"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that it will target oil tankers off the coasts of Kuwait and Bahrain. According to the IRNA state news agency, the warning was issued in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian vessels. The IRGC urged crews to leave their ships, stating that they would be targeted.\n\nThe US had previously struck Iranian oil tankers in response to attacks on American naval vessels. US Central Command reported that American forces had destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on September 8, after Iran's IRGC targeted a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles. The US warship successfully evaded the attacks, and no American personnel were harmed, according to Central Command, as reported by Ajel English.\n\nThe IRGC's statement, as reported by Malay Mail and Middle East Eye, warned oil tankers in Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports to leave their vessels, describing their hosts as \"terrorists\" and \"partners in their evils\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Middle East live: US destroys five Iranian oil tankers as Iran threatens Kuwait and Bahrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/middle-east-live-us-destroys-five-iranian-oil-tankers-as-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:07:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: US strikes 5 Iranian oil tankers near Kharg after IRGC targeted navy warships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/watch-us-strikes-5-iranian-oil-tankers-near-kharg-after-irgc-targeted",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:41:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's IRGC warns oil tankers off Kuwait, Bahrain 'will be targeted'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/irans-irgc-warns-oil-tankers-off-kuwait-bahrain-will-be-targeted",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:43:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}