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  "id": 6237073,
  "title": "Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hormuz-traffic-slows-after-iran-threatens-retaliation-for-us-attacks-6237073",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T03:45:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/08/hormuz-traffic-slows-after-iran-threatens-retaliation-for-us-attacks"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the beginning of the week following Iran's threat to retaliate for any new US attacks, according to Kpler data released on Tuesday. On Monday, only seven commodity vessels were recorded sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, down from eight vessels on the previous day. Iran had warned that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including US oil and gas interests, could be vulnerable to such attacks.\n\nDespite the slowdown in the Strait of Hormuz, traffic increased in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another crucial waterway for commodity vessels. On Monday, 29 commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb, an increase from 17 vessels the day before, as reported by Kpler data. It is noted that some vessels may be sailing through both straits with their transponders turned off, a circumstance not accounted for in the traffic counts.",
  "summary": "Seven commodity vessels sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, down from eight the previous day, while 29 passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, up from 17, Kpler data showed on Tuesday.",
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        "title": "Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks",
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        "title": "Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks",
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        "title": "Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hormuz-traffic-slows-after-iran-threatens-retaliation-for-us-attacks",
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        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Crude oil futures rise after Iran threatens retaliatory strike on energy assets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/crude-oil-futures-rise-after-iran-threatens-retaliatory-strike-on",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:38:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hormuz-traffic-slows-after-iran-threatens-retaliation-for-us-attacks-6244600",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:20:25.000Z"
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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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