{
  "id": 14365945,
  "title": "Ahead of US polls, Iran shifts Hormuz attack tactics, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ahead-of-us-polls-iran-shifts-hormuz-attack-tactics-report-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T03:50:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ahead-us-polls-iran-shifts-hormuz-attack-tactics-report-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ahead of US polls, Iran shifts Hormuz attack tactics, report says Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters. The two officials declined to provide details of the new strategy, but one said that Iran had started using different offensive…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/iran-shifting-tactics-to-step-up-attacks-on-shipping-before-us-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:46:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/iran-shifting-tactics-to-step-up-attacks-on-shipping-before-us-vote-14357269",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:00:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
}