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  "id": 1504869,
  "title": "Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-threatens-to-go-on-offensive-in-strait-of-hormuz-if-diplomacy-1504869",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/iran-threatens-go-offensive-strait-hormuz-if-diplomacy-us-fails"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to \"fully offensive\" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent end to its war with the United States, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday. Progress towards peace talks and a resumption of oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt, with no sign…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-threatens-to-go-on-offensive-in-strait-of-hormuz-if-diplomacy",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:58:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump threatens to 'bomb the s‑‑‑ out of Oman' over Iran deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-the-s-out-of-oman-over-iran-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:05:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Iran sets MoU deadline for US, warns of escalation in Hormuz, West Asia if diplomacy fails: Top points",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-sets-mou-deadline-for-us-warns-of-escalation-in-hormuz-west-asia",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:23:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran threatens to go 'fully offensive' if diplomacy with US fails as 60-day MoU period ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-threatens-to-go-fully-offensive-if-diplomacy-with-us-fails-as-60",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:36:50.000Z"
      }
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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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