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  "id": 6244600,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:20:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438441/hormuz-traffic-slows-after-iran-threatens-retaliation-for-us-attacks"
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  "account": "Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the beginning of the week following Iran's threat to retaliate for potential US attacks. According to Kpler data, the number of commodity vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to seven on Monday, down from eight the previous day. Iran had warned that energy infrastructure throughout the Gulf, including US oil and gas assets, was at risk.\n\nGoldman Sachs has revised its crude oil price predictions for December 2026 and 2027, anticipating ongoing shipping disruptions in the Middle East. The financial firm estimates an increase in shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another vital waterway for commodity vessels. On Monday, 29 commodity vessels traversed the Bab el-Mandeb, an increase from 17 vessels the day prior. It is noteworthy that some vessels may be navigating both straits with their transponders turned off, a factor not included in the counts provided by Kpler data.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the start of this week, after Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate for any new US attacks. The number of commodity vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz totalled seven on Monday, compared with eight on the previous day, Kpler data showed on Tuesday. Iran had warned that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including US…",
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        "title": "Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hormuz-traffic-slows-after-iran-threatens-retaliation-for-us-attacks-6236357",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:45:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:46:36.000Z"
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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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  "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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