{
  "id": 846423,
  "title": "Oil steadies as blockade threat revives supply risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/oil-steadies-as-blockade-threat-revives-supply-risk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:10:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/oil-steadies-as-blockade-threat-revives-supply-risk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices edged higher on Friday as Washington’s warning that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely revived fears of tighter crude supplies, countering pressure from a sharp rise in US inventories and a weaker global demand outlook. Brent crude futures were up 1 cent at $87.08 a barrel by 0247 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 6 cents…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}