{
  "id": 140522,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T17:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cargo-ship-reports-being-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-iran-claims-about-talks-diverge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A British maritime monitoring agency reported that a cargo ship was struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The ship, whose flag and cargo were not specified, sustained damage. The UKMTO provided no further details. Meanwhile, the United States and Iran made conflicting claims about ongoing talks. U.S. President Donald Trump stated that resumptions of negotiations were underway, following a meeting with Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. However, Iran insisted that talks were only taking place with Oman and that the discussions centered on the Strait of Hormuz.",
  "summary": "A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States and Iran made opposing claims about whether they were holding talks. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the two sides are resuming talks to ...",
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      {
        "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": "The Hill",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:51:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}