{
  "id": 145511,
  "title": "Trump’s strategy on Iran may pay off as deal appears imminent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/trumps-strategy-on-iran-may-pay-off-as-deal-appears-imminent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:26:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/trumps-strategy-iran-may-pay-deal-appears-imminent"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Through far-sighted diplomacy and a durable new regional architecture, Trump has cornered Iran between alignment and atrophy — and a deal may now be imminent.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran vies for expanded control over Strait of Hormuz in possible deal with Oman - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/iran-vies-for-expanded-control-over-strait-of-hormuz-in-possible-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-04T09:58:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran and Oman discussing plan to split control of Hormuz shipping routes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/iran-and-oman-discussing-plan-to-split-control-of-hormuz-shipping",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:05:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "‘One last chance’: The times Trump threatened Iran, said deal imminent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/one-last-chance-the-times-trump-threatened-iran-said-deal-imminent",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:53:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/iran-demands-inbound-control-of-hormuz-and-outbound-oversight",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S., Iran could reach deal this week to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Bessent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/u-s-iran-could-reach-deal-this-week-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-bessent",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:43:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/iran-demands-inbound-control-of-hormuz-and-outbound-oversight-source",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:46:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump threatens Iran with \"decapitation\" as questions surround Strait of Hormuz, deal's future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/trump-threatens-iran-with-decapitation-as-questions-surround-strait",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}