{
  "id": 885038,
  "title": "Hormuz traffic slows further after US threatens more economic pressure on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hormuz-traffic-slows-further-after-us-threatens-more-economic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:46:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/hormuz-traffic-slows-further-after-us-threatens-more-economic-pressure-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Jonathan Saul, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LONDON/PANAMA CITY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - 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…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "U.S. warns Iran of more economic pressure as Hormuz vessel traffic slows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/u-s-warns-iran-of-more-economic-pressure-as-hormuz-vessel-traffic",
        "published": "2026-08-14T14:55:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Trump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-says-hell-hit-iran-hard-economically-will-soon-declare-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-14T22:26:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}