{
  "id": 2992262,
  "title": "Iran oil cargoes dry up even before US acts on Tehran threats; China's 'teapots' face crunch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-oil-cargoes-dry-up-even-before-us-acts-on-tehran-threats-chinas",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:47:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/iran-oil-cargoes-dry-up-even-before-us-acts-on-tehran-threats-chinas-teapots-face-crunch-11787564402999.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian oil shipments to Asia have nearly dried up as US pressure on Tehran disrupts supplies. Chinese refiners are facing tighter availability, with Iranian crude prices shifting from a discount to a premium of around $4 a barrel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Iran Oil Cargoes Dry Up Even Before US Acts on Tehran Threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-oil-cargoes-dry-up-even-before-us-acts-on-tehran-threats",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:56:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}