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  "id": 4574471,
  "title": "What we know: US and Iran exchange fire for the first time in a month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/what-we-know-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-for-the-first-time-in-a-month",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T04:53:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/08/31/what-we-know-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-for-the-first-time-in-a-month/"
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  "summary": "The US struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz after detecting preparations to fire sea mines into the waterway, prompting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch a retaliatory missile-and-drone attack on two US bases in Jordan. Here is what we know: US strikes Larak island US forces struck two rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday night in what…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-strikes-iran-for-first-time-in-a-month-tehran-retaliates-4557452",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Iran vows ‘decisive response’ to first US strikes in weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-vows-decisive-response-to-first-us-strikes-in-weeks",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:03:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran targets Jordan after first US attack in a month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-targets-jordan-after-first-us-attack-in-a-month",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:06:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran war latest: US launches first strikes on Iran in a month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-war-latest-us-launches-first-strikes-on-iran-in-a-month",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:06:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Iran vows ‘decisive response’ after US strikes spark fresh Middle East escalation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-vows-decisive-response-after-us-strikes-spark-fresh-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:08:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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