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  "id": 155988,
  "title": "U.S. says Strait of Hormuz is 'free and open' as Bessent says deal with Iran is close",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/u-s-says-strait-of-hormuz-is-free-and-open-as-bessent-says-deal-with-155988",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-05T01:26:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC World",
    "slug": "cnbc-world",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-bessent-iran-deal-close.html"
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  "summary": "U.S. Central Command said the \"southern route of the Strait of Hormuz remains free and open\"",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "S&P 500 hits record, Dow surges 700 points after Bessent says Hormuz deal is near: Live updates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/s-p-500-hits-record-dow-surges-700-points-after-bessent-says-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:33:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Bitcoin coils at $64K as Hormuz reopening timeline sends S&P 500 to $70T record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bitcoin-coils-at-64k-as-hormuz-reopening-timeline-sends-s-p-500-to",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:38:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "Bessent says U.S. could have deal with Iran “today or tomorrow”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bessent-says-u-s-could-have-deal-with-iran-today-or-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:00:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Dow soars 1,000 points on strong corporate profits, hopes of Iran deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/dow-soars-1-000-points-on-strong-corporate-profits-hopes-of-iran-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-04T18:47:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Forex Today: Oil extends collapse on Hormuz reopening reports, Silver surges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/forex-today-oil-extends-collapse-on-hormuz-reopening-reports-silver",
        "published": "2026-08-04T19:51:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Bitcoin flat at $64,000 as stocks print records and Hormuz deal nears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/bitcoin-flat-at-64-000-as-stocks-print-records-and-hormuz-deal-nears",
        "published": "2026-08-05T04:32:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "A deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz—with a truckload of caveats—could come as soon as today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/a-deal-with-iran-on-the-strait-of-hormuz-with-a-truckload-of-caveats",
        "published": "2026-08-05T10:03:56.000Z"
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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."
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