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  "id": 14814057,
  "title": "Pentagon may use \"mother of all bombs\" on Iran, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pentagon-may-use-mother-of-all-bombs-on-iran-sources-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T22:52:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pentagon-may-use-mother-of-all-bombs-on-iran-sources-say/"
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  "summary": "The White House is preparing plans to use a weapon dubbed the \"mother of all bombs\" on Iran, sources say. CBS News' James LaPorta has more on that and his report that former Army Chief of Staff Randy George warned months before the Iran war of a U.S. missile defense shortage, according to sources.",
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump weighs ‘mother of all bombs’ strike on Iran’s nuclear and energy sites: What is it?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trump-weighs-mother-of-all-bombs-strike-on-irans-nuclear-and-energy",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:43:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "What is the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ US could use in Iran?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/what-is-the-mother-of-all-bombs-us-could-use-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:46:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Why US is weighing ‘Mother of all bombs’ strikes against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/why-us-is-weighing-mother-of-all-bombs-strikes-against-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:55:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "US reportedly considers ‘Mother of All Bombs’ for potential strikes on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-reportedly-considers-mother-of-all-bombs-for-potential-strikes-on",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:21:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "White House prepares plans to use \"mother of all bombs\" on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/white-house-prepares-plans-to-use-mother-of-all-bombs-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:25:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "White House prepares plans to use 'mother of all bombs' on Iran, says official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/white-house-prepares-plans-to-use-mother-of-all-bombs-on-iran-says",
        "published": "2026-10-15T20:37:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
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