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  "title": "Oil prices extend slide as Iran and Oman eye temporary Hormuz deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/oil-prices-extend-slide-as-iran-and-oman-eye-temporary-hormuz-deal",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-08-26T08:54:00.000Z",
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        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "There’s a deal on the table to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump isn’t part of it—yet",
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