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  "id": 3358595,
  "title": "Rubio says US not expected to launch new strikes on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/rubio-says-us-not-expected-to-launch-new-strikes-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:56:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rubio-says-us-not-expected-launch-new-strikes-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed foreign ministers from allied countries that the US is not expected to launch new strikes against Iran for the time being. Instead, the focus will be on other means of pressure, including economic sanctions. This comes after the US Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Iran.\n\nAccording to Axios, Rubio's message to foreign ministers indicates that the US is prioritizing economic pressure on Iran through a naval blockade and sanctions, rather than military action. The US believes it is making progress in \"suffocating\" Iran, with increasing amounts of oil being moved out of the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nThe US Navy has also cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a development that has largely neutralized one of Iran's main sources of leverage. Meanwhile, the US State Department is reportedly preparing to return diplomats to embassies in the Middle East that were previously evacuated, according to Haaretz citing The New York Times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran vows to resist widened US sanctions, says Washington seeks talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-vows-to-resist-widened-us-sanctions-says-washington-seeks-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:46:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "China criticises US threat of sanctions on Iran, partners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-criticises-us-threat-of-sanctions-on-iran-partners",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Rubio tells allies U.S. shifting from strikes to sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/rubio-tells-allies-u-s-shifting-from-strikes-to-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:29:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's Ghalibaf tells Iraqi official 'new regional order' being created",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/irans-ghalibaf-tells-iraqi-official-new-regional-order-being-created",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:50:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Rubio rules out new US strikes on Iran for now, Axios reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/rubio-rules-out-new-us-strikes-on-iran-for-now-axios-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:17:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Report: Rubio tells allies US is not planning new Iran strikes 'for the time being'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/report-rubio-tells-allies-us-is-not-planning-new-iran-strikes-for-the",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:21:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}