{
  "id": 200471,
  "title": "Vessel reports hearing two blasts in Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/vessel-reports-hearing-two-blasts-in-hormuz-strait-ukmto-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T02:14:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/vessel-reports-hearing-two-blasts-hormuz-strait-ukmto-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vessel reports hearing two blasts in Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says A tanker 9 nautical miles southeast of Oman's Kumzar reported hearing two explosions while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Thursday. According to the UKMTO advisory, the vessel and its crew were reported safe, with no environmental damage indicated.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/oil-prices-fall-on-hopes-strait-of-hormuz-could-reopen",
        "published": "2026-08-05T03:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "US-Iran talks continue, Strait of Hormuz proposal and UAE economy picks up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/us-iran-talks-continue-strait-of-hormuz-proposal-and-uae-economy",
        "published": "2026-08-05T07:06:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says Strait of Hormuz deal could happen as soon as today amid talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-deal-could-happen-as-soon-as-today-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:22:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran, Oman agree route for ships transiting Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/iran-oman-agree-route-for-ships-transiting-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-05T16:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iraq struggles to pay public salaries as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/iraq-struggles-to-pay-public-salaries-as-strait-of-hormuz-crisis",
        "published": "2026-08-05T17:22:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}