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  "id": 6368088,
  "title": "Oil inches closer to $100 per barrel as Iran strikes US targets in Jordan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/oil-inches-closer-to-100-per-barrel-as-iran-strikes-us-targets-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T01:56:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/oil-inches-closer-to-100-per-barrel-as-iran-strikes-us-targets-in-jordan/articleshow/133948682.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices have risen for a fourth consecutive session, nearing $100 per barrel, due to escalating tensions between the US and Iran. According to the BBC News, Iran launched missiles at a US base in Jordan, with Jordan's air defence systems shooting down 18 of the 20 missiles. Two missiles fell in unpopulated areas.\n\nThe conflict began when US forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice in two days. The US had previously struck Iranian oil tankers in response to IRGC attacks on American naval vessels.\n\nThe US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, warned Tehran that the US will continue to strike Iranian oil tankers if it attacks US naval vessels. Iranian state media reported that multiple ballistic missiles had been launched from several cities across Iran toward what it described as hostile US targets. Oil prices rose in early trading in Asia, with benchmark Brent crude up by 1.5% at $99.41 a barrel, and US-traded oil 1.6% higher at $94.55, according to BBC News.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "US hits Iranian oil tankers after attempted missile attacks on American Navy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-hits-iranian-oil-tankers-after-attempted-missile-attacks-on",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:59:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US military strikes 5 Iran crude tankers following missile attacks targeting US Navy warship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-military-strikes-5-iran-crude-tankers-following-missile-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:04:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US increases pressure on Iran with sanctions targeting aviation sector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-increases-pressure-on-iran-with-sanctions-targeting-aviation-sector",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:51:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Brent crude nears $100 a barrel as U.S.-Iran tit-for-tat strikes stoke supply worries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/brent-crude-nears-100-a-barrel-as-u-s-iran-tit-for-tat-strikes-stoke",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:33:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Iran strikes US base after tanker attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iran-strikes-us-base-after-tanker-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:42:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US, Iran trade fresh strikes as Middle East tensions escalate - top developments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-iran-trade-fresh-strikes-as-middle-east-tensions-escalate-top",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:00:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}