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  "id": 12685959,
  "title": "Rubio says Iran ‘lost’ Hormuz. Has it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rubio-says-iran-lost-hormuz-has-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:50:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/rubio-says-iran-lost-hormuz-has-it"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran has “lost complete control” of the waterway, pointing to the recovery in Gulf oil exports in September.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/attacks-on-tankers-in-hormuz-hit-highest-of-any-week-since-start-of",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:46:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Iran plans to block \"illegal routes\" through Strait of Hormuz, IRGC official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/iran-plans-to-block-illegal-routes-through-strait-of-hormuz-irgc",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:05:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/attacks-on-tankers-in-hormuz-hit-highest-of-any-week-since-start-of-12671419",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:49:05.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}