{"id":100286,"date":"2026-05-12T12:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=100286"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:16:18","slug":"100-million-barrels-lost-every-week-strait-of-hormuz-is-shut-saudi-aramco-ceo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/100-million-barrels-lost-every-week-strait-of-hormuz-is-shut-saudi-aramco-ceo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"100 million barrels lost every week Strait of Hormuz is shut, Saudi Aramco CEO says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k1zgfVJByJCl3FFZXFs\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nOil prices continued to climb on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was &#8220;on massive life support&#8221;. 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