{
  "id": 3116914,
  "title": "US military says it allowed 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to pass through Hormuz blockade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-military-says-it-allowed-40-vessels-carrying-humanitarian-aid-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-military-says-it-allowed-40-vessels-carrying-humanitarian-aid-pass"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US military says it allowed 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to pass through Hormuz blockade US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that the military has redirected 71 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to \"ensure compliance\" with its naval blockade of Iranian ports. In a post to X, Centcom added that more than 40 vessels supporting humanitarian aid were allowed to pass through…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Iran warns vessels of fines, detention for violating Strait of Hormuz rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-warns-vessels-of-fines-detention-for-violating-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:15:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-can-still-strike-hormuz-targets-hegseth-warns-as-economic-d-day",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:06:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}