{
  "id": 7640085,
  "title": "US military says 103 commercial ships redirected in Iran blockade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-military-says-103-commercial-ships-redirected-in-iran-blockade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:39:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-military-says-103-commercial-ships-redirected-iran-blockade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military has redirected 103 commercial vessels since enforcing a naval blockade against Iran, according to US Central Command. The blockade is being enforced in the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nThe US war against Iran has cost the Department of Defense approximately $38 billion as of August 1, 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO also estimated that the monthly cost of the conflict could range between $2 billion and $3 billion or more, depending on the intensity of the violence.\n\nThe cost of replacing munitions used in the conflict was estimated at $21.7 billion, according to the CBO, which noted that this has been the largest single component of costs incurred by the Department of Defense.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Iran war has cost US military US$38 bn: Congressional Budget Office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/iran-war-has-cost-us-military-us-38-bn-congressional-budget-office",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:16:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "H.R. McMaster on CBO report that Iran war has cost $38 billion: \"It's worth it\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/h-r-mcmaster-on-cbo-report-that-iran-war-has-cost-38-billion-its",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:15:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}