{
  "id": 15183563,
  "title": "IRGC declares Strait of Hormuz closed after tankers hit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/irgc-declares-strait-of-hormuz-closed-after-tankers-hit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T11:06:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-declares-strait-hormuz-closed-after-tankers-hit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "IRGC declares Strait of Hormuz closed after tankers hit Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has again declared that \"the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and the passage of ships of various nationalities through the strait is prohibited”, according to the official state-run IRNA news agency. “The consequence of ships violating Iranian regulations in the Strait of Hormuz is burning in the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "IRGC says tanker passing Hormuz through 'prohibited' route hits mine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/irgc-says-tanker-passing-hormuz-through-prohibited-route-hits-mine",
        "published": "2026-10-17T02:13:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}