{
  "id": 3110100,
  "title": "US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-can-still-strike-hormuz-targets-hegseth-warns-as-economic-d-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:06:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906468"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Monday that the United States is not ruling out using military force against Iran, despite the administration announcing an \"economic D-Day\" targeting Tehran's economy. Hegseth stated that military strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran remain a possibility, asserting that Iran cannot withstand the mounting economic pressure. President Donald Trump remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, according to US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott, who emphasized that Trump \"will see that objective be completed one way or another.\" While previous administrations have merely identified the nuclear threat posed by Iran, Trump is actively working to eliminate the threat altogether, aiming to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining nuclear capabilities.",
  "summary": "\"By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran,\" Hegseth told reporters.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Iran warns vessels of fines, detention for violating Strait of Hormuz rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-warns-vessels-of-fines-detention-for-violating-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:15:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US military says it allowed 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to pass through Hormuz blockade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-military-says-it-allowed-40-vessels-carrying-humanitarian-aid-to",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:30:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}