{
  "id": 1552106,
  "title": "Iran Threatens To Go On Offensive In Hormuz If Diplomacy With US Fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/iran-threatens-to-go-on-offensive-in-hormuz-if-diplomacy-with-us-fails",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:24:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-war-iran-threatens-to-go-on-offensive-in-hormuz-if-diplomacy-with-us-fails-11923215"
  },
  "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.",
  "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."
}