{
  "id": 747019,
  "title": "Can Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the US cannot?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/can-irans-asian-friends-reopen-hormuz-when-the-us-cannot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:28:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/can-irans-asian-friends-reopen-hormuz-when-the-us-cannot/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For a fortnight beginning August 30, Tehran gets to feel wanted – first in Bishkek, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, then in New Delhi at the BRICS summit, Iran’s leadership will sit among presidents and prime ministers who need something from Tehran just as much as Tehran needs something from them: a reopened Strait […] The post Can Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}