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  "id": 177153,
  "title": "New deal expected to open the Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/new-deal-expected-to-open-the-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-05T12:23:40.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/05/2026/us-oman-iran-may-announce-deal-to-open-strait-of-hormuz"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oil prices plunged after reports that the US, Iran, and Oman had agreed the countours of a deal that would allow traffic through the key waterway.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/oil-prices-fall-on-hopes-strait-of-hormuz-could-reopen",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:58:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Iran tightens grip on Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/iran-tightens-grip-on-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:11:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Can we ever bypass the Strait of Hormuz and make regional supply chains conflict-proof?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/can-we-ever-bypass-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-make-regional-supply",
        "published": "2026-08-08T10:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times Business",
        "title": "Iraq oil exports plunge on Strait of Hormuz closure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/iraq-oil-exports-plunge-on-strait-of-hormuz-closure",
        "published": "2026-08-09T15:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}