{
  "id": 3103178,
  "title": "Hegseth says US not ruling out military force against Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/hegseth-says-us-not-ruling-out-military-force-against-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:58:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hegseth-says-us-not-ruling-out-military-force-against-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hegseth says US not ruling out military force against Iran US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration was not ruling out using further military force against Iran, even as Washington unveiled an \"economic D-Day\" of new sanctions against Tehran. \"By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran,\"…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US defense secretary: Military action against Iran remains an option",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-defense-secretary-military-action-against-iran-remains-an-option",
        "published": "2026-08-24T20:36:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}