{
  "id": 8826240,
  "title": "Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Mideast tension persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/vessels-trickle-through-strait-of-hormuz-as-mideast-tension-persists",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/vessels-trickle-through-strait-hormuz-mideast-tension-persists"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A dozen commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, down from 35 the previous weekend, according to shipping data. This represents a significant decrease in traffic through the strait, which before a war, was a conduit for a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.\n\nVisible traffic through the strait has dwindled to a trickle, although Middle Eastern producers continue to export oil on tankers travelling with their transponders off. According to Kpler, a analytics firm, among trackable ships, four vessels exited the strait on Sunday, while two small-sized oil tankers entered the Gulf.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz typically handled about 125 large commercial vessels per day before a US-Israeli war with Iran started, according to the New Straits Times. Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until its demands are met, as reported by Arutz Sheva - Israel National News. The US and Iran are currently at a stalemate.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "LPG tanker with 9 Indians hit by drone near Strait of Hormuz, crew safe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lpg-tanker-with-9-indians-hit-by-drone-near-strait-of-hormuz-crew-safe",
        "published": "2026-09-21T01:40:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "A dozen vessels transit Hormuz Strait over the weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/a-dozen-vessels-transit-hormuz-strait-over-the-weekend",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:19:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/vessels-trickle-through-strait-of-hormuz-as-middle-east-conflict",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:46:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Mideast tension persists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/vessels-trickle-through-strait-of-hormuz-as-mideast-tension-persists-8828369",
        "published": "2026-09-21T03:14:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "Lee rules out Korean troops joining US operations in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lee-rules-out-korean-troops-joining-us-operations-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:03:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Sharp drop in Strait of Hormuz shipping as Middle East tensions rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/sharp-drop-in-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-as-middle-east-tensions-rise",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:39:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Vessel traffic through Strait of Hormuz falls sharply amid conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/vessel-traffic-through-strait-of-hormuz-falls-sharply-amid-conflict",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:17:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}