{
  "id": 133286,
  "title": "Bessent offers major update on US-Iran talks over Strait of Hormuz shipping: What we know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bessent-offers-major-update-on-us-iran-talks-over-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:24:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/bessent-offers-major-update-on-us-iran-talks-over-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-what-we-know-11785847233400.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said negotiations with Tehran were progressing and that a breakthrough could come as early as Tuesday or Wednesday, although Iran publicly denied that direct talks with Washington were taking place.",
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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."
}