{
  "id": 19591216,
  "title": "Trump thanks US troops for war on Iran and defends Pete Hegseth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trump-thanks-us-troops-for-war-on-iran-and-defends-pete-hegseth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:23:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-thanks-us-troops-war-iran-and-defends-pete-hegseth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trump thanks US troops for war on Iran and defends Pete Hegseth US President Donald Trump thanked members of the armed forces involved in the war on Iran during a Veterans Day ceremony and expressed support for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach him. \"He’s done a fantastic job,\" Trump said of the Pentagon chief. US…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: US war secretary Pete Hegseth reprimanded by soldier at Arlington Cemetary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/watch-us-war-secretary-pete-hegseth-reprimanded-by-soldier-at",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:33:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}