{
  "id": 6349026,
  "title": "Middle East live: US destroys five Iranian oil tankers as Iran threatens Kuwait and Bahrain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/middle-east-live-us-destroys-five-iranian-oil-tankers-as-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T23:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260908-middle-east-live-us-destroys-five-iranian-oil-tankers-as-iran-threatens-kuwait-and-bahrain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US forces destroyed five Iranian oil carriers on Tuesday after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship twice in recent days. Iran also launched strikes on US targets in Jordan, and threatened attacks on oil tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: US strikes 5 Iranian oil tankers near Kharg after IRGC targeted navy warships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/watch-us-strikes-5-iranian-oil-tankers-near-kharg-after-irgc-targeted",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:41:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's IRGC warns oil tankers off Kuwait, Bahrain 'will be targeted'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/irans-irgc-warns-oil-tankers-off-kuwait-bahrain-will-be-targeted",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:43:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Iran says will target tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain, urges crews to flee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iran-says-will-target-tankers-off-kuwait-and-bahrain-urges-crews-to",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:11:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}