{
  "id": 17888576,
  "title": "US official: American fighter jet destroyed Iranian missile launcher on Qeshm Island",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-official-american-fighter-jet-destroyed-iranian-missile-launcher",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:44:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/696607"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>A senior US official commented to <i>Axios<i> on the American strike in Iran, reported overnight by <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, saying that a US military fighter jet struck and destroyed a surface-to-air missile launcher on Iran's Qeshm Island.</p> <p>According to the official, the strike was carried out in self-defense after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired an…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "US official confirms strikes on Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-official-confirms-strikes-on-iranian-targets-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:30:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells AP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/u-s-strikes-iranian-targets-in-strait-of-hormuz-u-s-official-tells-ap",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:59:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US conducted defensive strikes on Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz, US official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-conducted-defensive-strikes-on-iranian-targets-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-11-03T04:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}