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  "id": 4561649,
  "title": "Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-says-irans-kharg-is-being-blown-to-smithereens-but-gives-no",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T02:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/trump-says-irans-kharg-being-blown-smithereens-gives-no-details"
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  "summary": "By Phil Stewart and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip. There was no other evidence that the Iranian energy hub was under attack. The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond to…",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump posts AI video of Iran’s Kharg Island 'being blown to smithereens'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-posts-ai-video-of-irans-kharg-island-being-blown-to-smithereens",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:33:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens, but gives no details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-says-irans-kharg-is-being-blown-to-smithereens-but-gives-no-4564969",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:27:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says Iran’s Kharg is being ‘blown to smithereens’, but gives no details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-says-irans-kharg-is-being-blown-to-smithereens-but-gives-no-4564119",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:38:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump claims Iran's Kharg Island is 'blown to smithereens'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-claims-irans-kharg-island-is-blown-to-smithereens",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:48:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Iran fires retaliatory strikes following US attacks on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-fires-retaliatory-strikes-following-us-attacks-on-larak-island",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:52:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-says-irans-kharg-is-being-blown-to-smithereens-but-gives-no-4563445",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:57:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}