{
  "id": 18028757,
  "title": "Limpet Mines Return to the Gulf as Iran Strikes Four Tankers Near the Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/limpet-mines-return-to-the-gulf-as-iran-strikes-four-tankers-near-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T22:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/limpet-mines-return-to-the-gulf-as-iran-strikes-four-tankers-near-the-strait-of-hormuz/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Between October 29 and 30, Iran attacked at least four tankers across the Strait of Hormuz and the waters around it. The attacks ranged from projectiles to hull-mounted explosives, and they struck laden and empty vessels, Qatari- and UAE-owned tonnage, and tankers that had spent weeks operating dark. Iranian sources separately claimed that four tankers ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Gulf bourses mixed as fears over US strikes offset Iran-Saudi talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/gulf-bourses-mixed-as-fears-over-us-strikes-offset-iran-saudi-talks",
        "published": "2026-11-03T13:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "U.S. strikes Strait of Hormuz hours before Tuesday midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/u-s-strikes-strait-of-hormuz-hours-before-tuesday-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:15:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}