{
  "id": 1489935,
  "title": "Senior Iranian official: 'Iran is moving from defense to completely offensive'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/senior-iranian-official-iran-is-moving-from-defense-to-completely",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/691897"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>A senior Iranian official threatened that Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to \"completely offensive,\" Reuters reported.</p><p>The official claimed that Iran has set a deadline of several weeks for the US to fully enforce the memorandum of understanding. \"All Iranian entities are ready to escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the region if diplomacy fails. Iran's…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}