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  "id": 816485,
  "title": "US eyes indefinite Iran naval blockade as oil supply shortfall deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-eyes-indefinite-iran-naval-blockade-as-oil-supply-shortfall-deepens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T22:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-eyes-indefinite-iran-naval-blockade-oil-supply-shortfall-deepens"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali PANAMA CITY, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday threatened to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, ratcheting up economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire talks have floundered, global oil supply is dropping and regional tensions are rising. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that the U.S. military could keep a naval presence in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "U.S. can maintain 'indefinite' naval blockade of Iran if needed, Hegseth says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/u-s-can-maintain-indefinite-naval-blockade-of-iran-if-needed-hegseth",
        "published": "2026-08-13T22:42:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran war live: US eyes indefinite Iran naval blockade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/iran-war-live-us-eyes-indefinite-iran-naval-blockade",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Oil steadies after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/oil-steadies-after-us-threatens-indefinite-blockade-of-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-14T01:36:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}