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  "id": 4999608,
  "title": "US energy secretary says 17 million barrels of oil transited Hormuz Strait on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/us-energy-secretary-says-17-million-barrels-of-oil-transited-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:29:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-energy-secretary-says-17-million-barrels-oil-transited-hormuz-strait"
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  "summary": "US energy secretary says 17 million barrels of oil transited Hormuz Strait on Monday US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said that 17 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Wright added that marked the highest level of crude oil to pass through the waterway since the war on Iran disrupted shipping. Wright's statement shows a discrepancy with preliminary ship-tracking…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Qatar says efforts under way to end Iran-US war and reopen Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/qatar-says-efforts-under-way-to-end-iran-us-war-and-reopen-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:29:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "U.S. military conducting fresh strikes in the Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/u-s-military-conducting-fresh-strikes-in-the-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:49:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "US military says it struck IRGC targets in Iran after attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-military-says-it-struck-irgc-targets-in-iran-after-attacks-on",
        "published": "2026-09-01T17:40:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "US launches new barrage of strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-launches-new-barrage-of-strikes-on-iran-around-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:37:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Oil surges over 5% as US-Iran tensions raise Hormuz Strait risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/oil-surges-over-5-as-us-iran-tensions-raise-hormuz-strait-risks",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:27:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Bessent says Strait of Hormuz would be 'worthless piece of water' as oil pipelines bypass it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-says-strait-of-hormuz-would-be-worthless-piece-of-water-as",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:58:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "US launches new barrage of strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-launches-new-barrage-of-strikes-on-iran-around-strait-of-hormuz-4932645",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:01:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Bessent predicts Strait of Hormuz will be 'worthless' in 2 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-predicts-strait-of-hormuz-will-be-worthless-in-2-years",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:16:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Bessent says Strait of Hormuz would be 'worthless piece of water' as oil pipelines bypass it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-says-strait-of-hormuz-would-be-worthless-piece-of-water-as-4960433",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:17:03.000Z"
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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."
}