{
  "id": 1536558,
  "title": "Iran Feels It Has 'New Leverage' In MidEast Amid War with US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-feels-it-has-new-leverage-in-mideast-amid-war-with-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:36:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-17/iran-feels-it-has-new-leverage-in-mideast-amid-war-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael Allen, managing director of Beacon Global Strategies and a former national security aide to President George W. Bush, said Iranians feel they have \"a lot of new leverage\" they didn't have before the US and Israel launched strikes as Iran's government looks to rebuild its influence in the region. Allen also discussed President Trump's decision to pull back on military exercises with South…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}