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  "id": 2974219,
  "title": "Oman top diplomat to visit Iran to discuss Hormuz Strait",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/oman-top-diplomat-to-visit-iran-to-discuss-hormuz-strait-2974219",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260824/oman-top-diplomat-to-visit-iran-to-discuss-hormuz-strait"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tehran - Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi is scheduled to visit Iran on Tuesday, according to Iran's foreign ministry. The trip aims to discuss the regulation of ship passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil and gas shipping. Oman and Iran, both littoral states of the strait, are engaging in political consultations to bolster peace and security in the region. Iran currently maintains control over Hormuz, requiring vessels to seek permission and pay transit fees before using the waterway. The United States advocates for the restoration of free navigation in the strait, while President Donald Trump asserts American control over Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of global oil and gas trade passes.",
  "summary": "TEHRAN — Oman's foreign minister will travel to Iran on Tuesday, Iran's foreign ministry said, as Tehran and Muscat seek a way to regulate the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Badr al-Busaidi will hold the \"ongoing political consultations between the two sides, as two littoral states of the Strait of Hormuz, to help strengthen peace and security in the region,\" Iran's foreign…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran warns vessels violating Hormuz transit rules of fines, detention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-warns-vessels-violating-hormuz-transit-rules-of-fines-detention",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Oman top diplomat to visit Iran to discuss Hormuz Strait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/oman-top-diplomat-to-visit-iran-to-discuss-hormuz-strait",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran warns vessels violating Hormuz transit rules of fines, detention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-warns-vessels-violating-hormuz-transit-rules-of-fines-detention-2980326",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:16:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran warns non-compliant ships risk fines and seizure when transiting Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-warns-non-compliant-ships-risk-fines-and-seizure-when-transiting",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:00:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Ships violating Hormuz transit rules could be seized, Iran warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ships-violating-hormuz-transit-rules-could-be-seized-iran-warns",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:00:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Most expensive’: Iran war, Hormuz closure forces India to pay high prices for LNG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/most-expensive-iran-war-hormuz-closure-forces-india-to-pay-high",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:20:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Iran warns vessels violating Hormuz transit rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-warns-vessels-violating-hormuz-transit-rules",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:40:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "IEA warns of oil crisis if Hormuz Strait remains closed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iea-warns-of-oil-crisis-if-hormuz-strait-remains-closed",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:53:58.000Z"
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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."
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