{
  "id": 1917950,
  "title": "Iran warns Gulf nations against helping US as UAE halts trade ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/iran-warns-gulf-nations-against-helping-us-as-uae-halts-trade-ties",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:35:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3364576/iran-warns-gulf-nations-against-helping-us-uae-halts-trade-ties"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran’s armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping. The Gulf is dotted with US military installations, including in the UAE, which said on Tuesday that Iran had fired two ballistic missiles at vessels off its coast. Despite a recent lull…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Iran threatens Gulf states: ‘Helping the US military makes you a participant’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/iran-threatens-gulf-states-helping-the-us-military-makes-you-a",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:26:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}