{
  "id": 130212,
  "title": "Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-04T11:51:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6007184-strait-of-hormuz-cargo-ship-strike-iran-us-conflict/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A cargo ship reported Monday that it was struck by a projectile while passing through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, as the U.S. and Iran are at odds over holding new peace talks. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) stated that the cargo vessel reported that it was \"hit by an unknown projectile\"...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran claims about talks diverge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-claims",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US hopeful Hormuz Strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow' after ship hit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-hopeful-hormuz-strait-deal-will-be-done-today-or-tomorrow-after",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Qatar says indirect talks continue to reopen Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/qatar-says-indirect-talks-continue-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:34:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Bessent signals a possible U.S-Iran deal that would open the Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bessent-signals-a-possible-u-s-iran-deal-that-would-open-the-strait",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:41:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Talks with Oman over Hormuz proceeding ‘positively’, Iran’s foreign ministry says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/talks-with-oman-over-hormuz-proceeding-positively-irans-foreign",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:53:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran claims about talks diverge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-claims-140522",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:00:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}