{
  "id": 14462842,
  "title": "Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/failure-to-activate-hormuz-fertilizer-plan-could-trigger-food-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/failure-activate-hormuz-fertilizer-plan-could-trigger-food-crisis-un-official"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa, an official overseeing the proposed scheme said on Wednesday.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Hormuz crisis exposes global trade risks as UAE bets on alternative routes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/hormuz-crisis-exposes-global-trade-risks-as-uae-bets-on-alternative",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:15:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}