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  "id": 8832324,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T02:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/vessels-trickle-through-strait-hormuz-middle-east-conflict-persists"
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  "summary": "By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A dozen commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend, down from 35 the prior weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, as tension in the Gulf persisted with the US and Iran in stalemate. Visible traffic through the strait, the conduit for a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas before the war, has dwindled to a trickle.…",
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:46:27.000Z"
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      {
        "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."
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