{
  "id": 145480,
  "title": "US Centcom says it redirected total of 45 vessels to enforce ‘blockade against Iran’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-centcom-says-it-redirected-total-of-45-vessels-to-enforce-blockade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:33:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-centcom-says-it-redirected-total-45-vessels-enforce-blockade-against"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Centcom says it redirected total of 45 vessels to enforce ‘blockade against Iran’ The US military says that, as of 4 August, US forces have redirected a total of 45 commercial vessels, disabled 2 and boarded 2 in order to \"ensure compliance\" with the blockade of Iranian ports it imposed in mid-July, according to a post from the US Central Command (Centcom) on X. That is one more vessel than…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "CENTCOM asks analysts for ‘creative, unconventional’ ways to punish Iran - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/centcom-asks-analysts-for-creative-unconventional-ways-to-punish-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-03T11:34:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}