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  "id": 13094591,
  "title": "Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-envoy-kept-financial-ties-to-firm-behind-15-billion-hormuz-13094591",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:46:31.000Z",
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    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/trump-envoy-kept-financial-ties-firm-behind-15-billion-hormuz-bypass-oil-pipeline"
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  "summary": "By Feras Dalatey DUBAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, three people said, activities which appear to violate federal ethics rules.",
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        "title": "Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan",
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        "title": "Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-envoy-kept-financial-ties-to-firm-behind-15-billion-hormuz-13100634",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:28:10.000Z"
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