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  "title": "US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-military-weighs-use-of-mother-of-all-bombs-in-potential-future",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-15T04:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/us-military-weighs-use-mother-all-bombs-potential-future-strikes-iran-cnn-says"
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  "summary": "Oct 15 (Reuters) - The US military has developed strike plans that could include using the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, also known as the \"mother of all bombs\", against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if President Donald Trump orders renewed combat operations, CNN reported on Thursday citing USofficials familiar with the matter.",
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        "title": "US military weighs use of 'mother of all bombs' in potential future strikes on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-military-weighs-use-of-mother-of-all-bombs-in-potential-future-14615731",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "'Mother of all bombs': US potential Iran strike plans include largest non-nuclear weapon - report",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': CNN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-considers-hitting-iran-with-mother-of-all-bombs-cnn",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:31:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Exclusive: US considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran, sources say",
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        "published": "2026-10-15T08:52:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-considers-hitting-iran-with-mother-of-all-bombs-report",
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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."
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