{
  "id": 284881,
  "title": "Iranian parliamentary committee reviews draft bill to bar US, Israeli ships from Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/iranian-parliamentary-committee-reviews-draft-bill-to-bar-us-israeli",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T21:39:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-parliamentary-committee-reviews-draft-bill-bar-us-israeli-ships"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Iranian parliamentary committee is currently reviewing a draft bill that seeks to prohibit US, Israeli, and other hostile vessels from transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency. The bill, which is still under expert review, proposes fines of up to 20 percent of a ship's cargo value for those who violate the proposed restrictions. The lawmakers have invited specialists to submit recommendations before finalising the draft.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}