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  "id": 865790,
  "title": "US warns Iran it will step up economic pressure; two more ships attacked in Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/us-warns-iran-it-will-step-up-economic-pressure-two-more-ships",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:08:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434821/us-warns-iran-it-will-step-up-economic-pressure-two-more-ships-attacked-in-hormuz"
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  "summary": "LONDON/PANAMA CITY: Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships were attacked there and the United States said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely. A senior Iranian source said on Wednesday that there had been no progress in talks to build on a June agreement to end the war. As a ceasefire renewed then broke down,…",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US warns Iran it will step up economic pressure; two more ships attacked in Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/us-warns-iran-it-will-step-up-economic-pressure-two-more-ships-868886",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US warns Iran it will step up economic pressure; two more ships attacked in Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/us-warns-iran-it-will-step-up-economic-pressure-two-more-ships-870317",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:46:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Hormuz to be US territory after Iran defeat: Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/hormuz-to-be-us-territory-after-iran-defeat-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-15T01:39:26.000Z"
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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."
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