{
  "id": 261642,
  "title": "Iran turns to crude exports via Jask terminal amid Hormuz disruptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/iran-turns-to-crude-exports-via-jask-terminal-amid-hormuz-disruptions",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-07T10:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iran-turns-to-crude-exports-via-jask-terminal-amid-hormuz-disruptions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran is increasing its crude exports through the Jask terminal in the Gulf of Oman due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. This shift comes after a US blockade and threats to its oil hub at Kharg Island. Satellite imagery shows the terminal was docked six times between March and July, with at least two loadings in June and July. The Jask terminal, operational since 2021, can handle up to 1 million barrels per day. Iran exported an average of 687,500 b/d in July, with few tankers calling at the terminal since September 2024. The terminal's establishment aims to provide an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, through which Iran typically exports most of its crude.",
  "summary": "Iran is turning to its only crude loading terminal outside the Persian Gulf to help sustain seaborne exports amid a US blockade of its ports and threats to its oil hub at Kharg Island, according to satellite imagery. The shift to loading crude at Iran’s Jask terminal in the Gulf of Oman highlights Tehran’s efforts ...",
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    "outlets": 9,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/iran-seeks-to-bar-us-ships-as-hormuz-deal-with-oman-advances-240757",
        "published": "2026-08-06T23:33:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Iran Wants to Bar US, Israeli Ships From Hormuz in Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/iran-wants-to-bar-us-israeli-ships-from-hormuz-in-deal",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/crude-oil-gains-as-iran-plans-to-ban-us-israeli-ships-from-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:41:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "Iran-Oman Hormuz plan said to forbid U.S. passage; Iran attacks ’hostile’ targets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/iran-oman-hormuz-plan-said-to-forbid-u-s-passage-iran-attacks-hostile",
        "published": "2026-08-07T10:00:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "The emerging deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz reportedly recognizes Iran’s control—and the U.S. may have to accept it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/the-emerging-deal-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-reportedly",
        "published": "2026-08-07T15:52:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Iran wants to bar US, Israeli ships from Hormuz in deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/iran-wants-to-bar-us-israeli-ships-from-hormuz-in-deal",
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      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/oil-gains-on-pending-iran-oman-hormuz-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-08T02:39:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/iran-says-hormuz-deal-close-amid-attack-on-uae-tanker",
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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."
}