{
  "id": 9696587,
  "title": "Iran hardens Strait of Hormuz stance as New York diplomacy struggles for breakthrough",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/iran-hardens-strait-of-hormuz-stance-as-new-york-diplomacy-struggles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T03:49:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/25/iran-hardens-hormuz-stance-as-new-york-diplomacy-struggles-for-breakthrough/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iran is hardening its position on the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that Washington must take concrete steps and meet its “conditions” before formal negotiations can resume, sources told The National . Diplomacy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly has struggled to produce a breakthrough, with the Iranians telling mediators that Tehran insists the US remove the blockade before taking any…",
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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."
}