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  "id": 2557460,
  "title": "US official: Trump holds strong leverage options against Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-official-trump-holds-strong-leverage-options-against-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T10:16:36.000Z",
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/71o9edyox"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A US official says President Trump has several powerful options to pressure Iran, amid divided views in Washington on resolving the ongoing crisis.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Iran, US keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/iran-us-keep-up-hostile-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-22T08:22:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/persuasion-denial-and-bluster-trump-stuck-on-iran-war-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Ahead of tough new U.S. sanctions, Iran criticizes 'extraterritorial sovereignty'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ahead-of-tough-new-u-s-sanctions-iran-criticizes-extraterritorial",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:34:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}