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  "id": 3933209,
  "title": "US satellite imagery restrictions leave journalists in the dark on Iran and Gaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-satellite-imagery-restrictions-leave-journalists-in-the-dark-on-3933209",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:25:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-satellite-imagery-restrictions-leave-journalists-dark-iran-and-gaza"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US satellite imagery restrictions leave journalists in the dark on Iran and Gaza As the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on 28 February and Tehran retaliated on targets across the Gulf, a quieter contest was taking shape over who could access satellite imagery of the war . One week after the initial strikes, US firm Planet Labs, the leading satellite imagery provider, announced it…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US satellite imagery restrictions leave journalists in the dark on Iran and Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-satellite-imagery-restrictions-leave-journalists-in-the-dark-on",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:20:35.000Z"
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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."
}