{
  "id": 19088256,
  "title": "Iraq tightens security amid Iran war fears after US calls for border closure; army given ‘exceptional powers’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/iraq-tightens-security-amid-iran-war-fears-after-us-calls-for-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:53:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/iraq-tightens-security-amid-iran-war-fears-after-us-calls-for-border-closure-army-given-exceptional-powers-101794191937076.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US asked Iraq to shut all but two of its border crossings with Iran as part of efforts to increase economic pressure on Tehran.",
  "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."
}