{
  "id": 17227460,
  "title": "Brent Hits $117 as Tanker Catches Fire in Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/brent-hits-117-as-tanker-catches-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Brent-Hits-117-as-Tanker-Catches-Fire-in-Strait-of-Hormuz.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tensions in the Middle East are escalating again as a tanker was reported on fire after explosive devices were attached to its hull while the vessel was attempting to transit outbound in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which is affiliated with the Royal Navy, said in a warning notice that it had received a third report on Thursday that a tanker transiting outbound…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/iran-hits-hormuz-tanker-with-limpet-mines-in-apparent-tactical-shift",
        "published": "2026-10-30T12:01:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}