{
  "id": 6425705,
  "title": "Iran war drives oil prices to $100 per barrel as Tehran strikes ships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iran-war-drives-oil-prices-to-100-per-barrel-as-tehran-strikes-ships",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/iran-war-drives-oil-prices-100-barrel-tehran-strikes-ships"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as fresh fighting with the United States drove oil prices above $100 per barrel. The attacks came with the six-month war between the United States and Iran deadlocked, as Tehran chokes off the strategic Strait of Hormuz and Washington presses a counter-blockade of Iranian ports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}