{
  "id": 3196516,
  "title": "Morning update",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/morning-update",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:38:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-609"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Good morning Middle East Eye readers, President Donald Trump's administration has formally removed Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) blacklist, a landmark move that unlocks export restrictions and allows for the US to supply military aid to the country. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa applauded the move, thanking Trump for the historic decision. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new wave of sanctions against Iran and its enablers, in an effort to \"asphyxiate\" the regime amid the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that Trump's administration was not ruling out using further military force against Iran, while unveiling an \"economic D-Day\" of new sanctions against Tehran.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Morning update",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/morning-update",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:04:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}