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  "id": 1394444,
  "title": "Shipping through Hormuz Strait slows after tanker attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/shipping-through-hormuz-strait-slows-after-tanker-attacks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:43:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/shipping-through-hormuz-strait-slows-after-tanker-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed down over the weekend following attacks on vessels. According to ship tracking data from Kpler, only five commodity vessels transited the strait on Saturday, with none recorded for Sunday, compared to 31 vessels that transited the strait the previous weekend.\n\nThe attacks on tankers have led to a significant decrease in shipping activity in the region. The United Arab Emirates reported that three vessels operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in transit last week. Some ships may pass through undetected with their transponders off, but the current figures are far from the over 130 ships a day that traversed the Strait of Hormuz before the conflict.\n\nThe US and Iran are currently engaged in stalled talks to resolve the Middle East conflict. The US has stated that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Washington must meet Iran's conditions regarding the strait in order for shipping to resume.",
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