{
  "id": 3500671,
  "title": "Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman and other Middle East news",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iran-warns-of-military-ship-ban-in-hormuz-under-potential-deal-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-israel-west-bank-august-26-2026-cb19bc3f0b467db591edbef52d0db273"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran has declared it will not permit military ships to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz under a potential agreement it is negotiating with Oman, according to Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, who spoke on state TV. This announcement comes as Iran and Oman discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the crucial waterway, which has been largely closed off for nearly six months following the onset of the Iran war. Gharibabadi did not offer more specifics on military traffic during the briefing. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping waterway, would see all commercial traffic flow entirely through Iranian waters, while the outbound route would traverse partly Iranian and partly Oman's territorial waters, according to Gharibabadi.",
  "summary": "JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran’s…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:00:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ventureburn",
        "title": "Iran and Oman Push for Interim Strait of Hormuz Reopening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iran-and-oman-push-for-interim-strait-of-hormuz-reopening",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:48:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran, Oman agree on temporary Hormuz route: What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iran-oman-agree-on-temporary-hormuz-route-what-we-know",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:05:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran and Oman reach agreements on share of Hormuz and revenues, Revolutionary Guards say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iran-and-oman-reach-agreements-on-share-of-hormuz-and-revenues",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:46:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}