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  "id": 12881144,
  "title": "Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/attack-risks-rise-for-tankers-as-iran-vows-to-block-more-hormuz-routes",
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  "published": "2026-10-08T13:46:32.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/attack-risks-rise-tankers-iran-vows-block-more-hormuz-routes"
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  "summary": "By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to get critical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issued new warnings it would block routes that it has not authorized, sources said. Last week already saw the biggest number of attacks on tankers in the key waterway since the Iran war began -…",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Iran strikes tankers outside Hormuz in signs of expanding campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/iran-strikes-tankers-outside-hormuz-in-signs-of-expanding-campaign",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:49:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/attack-risks-rise-for-tankers-as-iran-vows-to-block-more-hormuz-routes-12894191",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:28:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/attack-risks-rise-for-tankers-as-iran-vows-to-block-more-hormuz-routes-12890579",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:46:54.000Z"
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