{
  "id": 143931,
  "title": "The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/the-soaring-demand-for-patriot-missiles-from-the-middle-east-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T18:01:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137287/us-patriot-missiles-ukraine-middle-east-iran-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Middle East: Hezbollah condemns latest Israel-Lebanon talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/middle-east-hezbollah-condemns-latest-israel-lebanon-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel-Lebanon talks have begun in Rome, US State Department says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/israel-lebanon-talks-have-begun-in-rome-us-state-department-says",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:17:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US-facilitated Israel-Lebanon talks have begun, says State Department",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-facilitated-israel-lebanon-talks-have-begun-says-state-department",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:46:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}