{
  "id": 1518724,
  "title": "Iran Threatens to Go on Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy Fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-threatens-to-go-on-offensive-in-strait-of-hormuz-if-diplomacy-1518724",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:41:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/17/881884.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 …",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump threatens to bomb Oman if US actions in Hormuz are blocked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-oman-if-us-actions-in-hormuz-are-blocked",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:10:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "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-1514918",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:37:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
}