{
  "id": 626363,
  "title": "Middle East live: US military strikes ship violating blockade of Iranian ports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/middle-east-live-us-military-strikes-ship-violating-blockade-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:11:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-middle-east-live-us-military-strikes-ship-violating-blockade-of-iranian-ports"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military announced on Tuesday that it had shot a Panama-flagged ship that was trying to approach an Iranian port in violation of Washington's blockade. President Donald Trump asserted again that the United States was exercising \"total control\" over the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Seoul shares open higher despite U.S. losses amid Middle East pessimism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lead-seoul-shares-open-higher-despite-u-s-losses-amid-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:31:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul shares open higher despite US losses amid Middle East pessimism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/seoul-shares-open-higher-despite-us-losses-amid-middle-east-pessimism",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:47:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}