{
  "id": 6402702,
  "title": "US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-strikes-iranian-oil-tankers-as-tehran-targets-american-base-in-6402702",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T08:53:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/us-strikes-iranian-oil-tankers-as-tehran-targets-american-base-in-jordan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US forces struck five Iranian tankers on Tuesday, sinking one, in response to Tehran twice targeting an American warship, US Central Command (Centcom) said. Four Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were targeted, as well as another near Kharg Island, a major oil terminal off Iran’s […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}