{
  "id": 4657271,
  "title": "World : Oil Prices Surge As US-Iran Escalation Raises New Hormuz Fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/world-oil-prices-surge-as-us-iran-escalation-raises-new-hormuz-fears",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2601426"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WASHNGTON, Aug 31 (Bernama-dpa-AFX) -- Oil prices rose sharply on Monday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran fuelled renewed fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, reported dpa-AFX.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}