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  "id": 5799607,
  "title": "U.S. military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy ships were targeted with missiles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/u-s-military-hits-3-iranian-oil-tankers-after-saying-navy-ships-were",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T16:02:10.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-military-hits-3-iranian-oil-tankers-after-saying-navy-ships-were-targeted-with-missiles"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as \"small potatoes\" — keep up a new tilt back toward fighting after six months of on-again, off-again war.",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Strikes 3 Iranian Oil Tankers After Tehran Targeted Its Navy Warships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-strikes-3-iranian-oil-tankers-after-tehran-targeted-its-navy",
        "published": "2026-09-05T14:22:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "US-Iran War Escalates: Washington Strikes 3 Oil Tankers, Warns Of Destroying Tehran's Oil Fleet | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-iran-war-escalates-washington-strikes-3-oil-tankers-warns-of",
        "published": "2026-09-05T14:38:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "U.S. military strikes Iranian tankers and warns it will destroy Tehran’s oil fleet if necessary after Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer are targeted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/u-s-military-strikes-iranian-tankers-and-warns-it-will-destroy",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:05:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after it says warships were targeted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-strikes-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-it-says-warships-were",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:25:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after it says warships were targeted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-strikes-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-it-says-warships-were-5791502",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:25:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers after attacks on warships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-says-it-hit-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-attacks-on-warships",
        "published": "2026-09-05T15:49:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "US military says it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the IRGC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-military-says-it-destroyed-three-iranian-oil-tankers-linked-to-the",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:35:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "US targets three Iranian tankers after missile attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-targets-three-iranian-tankers-after-missile-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:35:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "U.S. hits three Iranian oil tankers after missiles target American warships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/u-s-hits-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-missiles-target-american",
        "published": "2026-09-05T17:24:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}