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  "id": 5203505,
  "title": "40 ships: CentCom escorts record 18 million barrels of oil through Hormuz as US-Iran strikes flare: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/40-ships-centcom-escorts-record-18-million-barrels-of-oil-through",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/40-ships-centcom-escorts-record-18-million-barrels-of-oil-through-hormuz-as-us-iran-strikes-flare-1.500661383"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US military escorted up to 40 commercial vessels carrying about 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday (September 1) — representing roughly 90% of a normal prewar day’s oil flow . It also marked the highest one-day wartime peak of crude oil passage since the Iran-US war erupted more than six months ago, officials said. Two US officials familiar with the mission told…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil edges down as investors weigh uncertainty over US-Iran strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/oil-edges-down-as-investors-weigh-uncertainty-over-us-iran-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:08:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Oil settles 1pct higher, as US-Iran strikes threaten supplies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/oil-settles-1pct-higher-as-us-iran-strikes-threaten-supplies",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:15:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Oil edges down as investors weigh uncertainty over US-Iran strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/oil-edges-down-as-investors-weigh-uncertainty-over-us-iran-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:49:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}