{
  "id": 15150792,
  "title": "World : Oil Supertanker Catches Fire After Striking Mine In Strait Of Hormuz - IRGC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/world-oil-supertanker-catches-fire-after-striking-mine-in-strait-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:55:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2621736"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TEHRAN, Oct 17 (Bernama-IRNA) -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil caught fire and exploded after striking a naval mine while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an unauthorised route, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil hits naval mine, explodes in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/supertanker-carrying-2-million-barrels-of-oil-hits-naval-mine",
        "published": "2026-10-17T07:58:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Oil tanker catches fire after mine strike in Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/oil-tanker-catches-fire-after-mine-strike-in-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:58:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}