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  "id": 5026876,
  "title": "Four commodity vessels transit Hormuz Strait on Tuesday, data shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/four-commodity-vessels-transit-hormuz-strait-on-tuesday-data-shows",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:56:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/four-commodity-vessels-transit-hormuz-strait-tuesday-data-shows"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Four commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to preliminary shipping data from Kpler. The vessels included one very large crude carrier, one Panamax tanker, one Kamsarmax carrier, and one intermediate tanker. This represents a decrease from ten vessels that transited the strait a day earlier and is below the 10-day average of around 13.\n\nThe data, reported by Middle East Eye and Free Malaysia Today, notes that the figures are subject to change as some ships may switch off their transponders to reduce visibility while traveling through the strategic waterway. Free Malaysia Today also reported that one vessel was entering the strait, while three were leaving.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz has been a focal point of tensions in the region, with the US having launched air strikes against Iran on Tuesday, according to Free Malaysia Today. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the US attacks would \"tighten the lock\" on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that previously carried about one-fifth of global oil consumption.",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:29:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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