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  "id": 16084533,
  "title": "Iran says seven ships hit in Hormuz Strait, warns US of wider response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/iran-says-seven-ships-hit-in-hormuz-strait-warns-us-of-wider-response",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:58:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/iran-says-seven-ships-hit-in-hormuz-strait-warns-us-of-wider-response?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US has pushed back on the IRGC's claims, dismissing them as an attempt to increase oil prices ahead of US elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Iran Claims 7 Oil Tankers Attacked Overnight In Strait Of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/iran-claims-7-oil-tankers-attacked-overnight-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:27:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz amid fears of return to war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/iran-says-7-oil-tankers-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-fears-of",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:57:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Iran says seven ships hit in Hormuz Strait, warns US of wider response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/iran-says-seven-ships-hit-in-hormuz-strait-warns-us-of-wider-response-16105828",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:27:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Iran says 7 oil tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, and other Middle East news",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/iran-says-7-oil-tankers-damaged-in-strait-of-hormuz-and-other-middle",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:48:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}