{
  "id": 3425686,
  "title": "Iran faces strait of Hormuz paradox as strategic value of chokehold erodes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iran-faces-strait-of-hormuz-paradox-as-strategic-value-of-chokehold",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:00:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/iran-faces-strait-of-hormuz-paradox-as-strategic-value-of-chokehold-erodes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Internal calls to end war get louder as Gulf neighbours plan alternative pipelines to cut reliance on waterway Is the strait of Hormuz, recently cited by the office of the Iranian supreme leader as “the pillar of Iran’s new security order”, and as transformative as possessing a nuclear weapon, in reality becoming a fast-diminishing asset, leaving Iran increasingly vulnerable to the new planned US…",
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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."
}