{
  "id": 16061245,
  "title": "Iran's Hardliners Push for Nuclear Weapons as U.S. War Drags On",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/irans-hardliners-push-for-nuclear-weapons-as-u-s-war-drags-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Irans-Hardliners-Push-for-Nuclear-Weapons-as-US-War-Drags-On.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It was once taboo in Iran to publicly speak about developing nuclear weapons. The authorities would often point to former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's religious edict barring the development of weapons of mass destruction. Iranian officials have long insisted the country's nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes. Open calls for a bomb from sitting lawmakers and senior security…",
  "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."
}