{
  "id": 6455320,
  "title": "Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iran-strikes-ships-expands-no-go-zone-outside-hormuz-strait",
  "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-strikes-ships-expands-no-go-zone-outside-hormuz-strait"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for months. The fresh attacks and fighting with the United States have sent oil prices above $100 per barrel again as Tehran chokes off the strait and Washington presses a counter-blockade of Iranian…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}