{
  "id": 652751,
  "title": "Oil prices near 2-week high as Hormuz remains closed, Houthi strikes continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/oil-prices-near-2-week-high-as-hormuz-remains-closed-houthi-strikes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/oil-prices-near-2-week-high-as-hormuz-remains-closed-houthi-strikes-continue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending recent gains and coming in sight of a two-week high as the U.S. and Iran remained at odds over reopening in the Strait of Hormuz. Fresh strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on shipping in the Red Sea also added to concerns over long-lasting oil supply disruptions in West Asia. ...",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "IEA cuts 2026 oil demand forecast again as Hormuz remains shut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iea-cuts-2026-oil-demand-forecast-again-as-hormuz-remains-shut",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:33:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Hormuz standoff derails oil supply recovery and deepens demand slump, IEA says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hormuz-standoff-derails-oil-supply-recovery-and-deepens-demand-slump",
        "published": "2026-08-12T11:30:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}