{
  "id": 15256817,
  "title": "Iran’s attacks on Hormuz shipping 'unsuccessful', Centcom says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/irans-attacks-on-hormuz-shipping-unsuccessful-centcom-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T18:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-attacks-hormuz-shipping-unsuccessful-centcom-says-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins stated that the vast majority of Iran's attempted attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have failed and the waterway remains open. According to Hawkins, approximately 97 percent of vessels trying to cross the strait have done so without being struck, with many receiving US military protection. Hawkins told Fox News that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has been unsuccessful in its objective of closing the strait.\n\nAjel English reported that US forces have prevented Iran from carrying out export or import operations, allowing only humanitarian aid ships to pass. In a separate development, the Iranian navy stated it had detected several fires on oil tankers in recent days. The navy described these as violating ships that attempted to cross restricted areas without following warnings to keep electronic equipment operational.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran’s attacks on Hormuz shipping 'unsuccessful', Centcom says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/irans-attacks-on-hormuz-shipping-unsuccessful-centcom-says-15256818",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:38:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Oil tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz: Iran’s Guards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/oil-tankers-on-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz-irans-guards",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:08:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}