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  "id": 4631195,
  "title": "US-Iran war: Why Larak island, Jordan and Egypt's Banque Misr are targets in latest flare-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-iran-war-why-larak-island-jordan-and-egypts-banque-misr-are",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/usiran-war-why-larak-island-jordan-and-egypts-banque-misr-are-targets-in-latest-flareup-11788170290161.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the first known flare-up in violence between Iran and the US since late July, Washington struck Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by Iran's retaliatory strikes on US bases in Jordan. Earlier, the US moved to cut off the UAE's branches of Banque Misr from the US financial system.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Iran attacks US bases in Jordan after US strikes Larak Island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-attacks-us-bases-in-jordan-after-us-strikes-larak-island",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:19:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran strikes US bases after first US attacks in a month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-strikes-us-bases-after-first-us-attacks-in-a-month",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:40:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "US-Iran strikes revive confrontation across Hormuz and Jordan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-iran-strikes-revive-confrontation-across-hormuz-and-jordan",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:44:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "U.S. strikes Iranian missile platforms on Larak Island to thwart Hormuz mining plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/u-s-strikes-iranian-missile-platforms-on-larak-island-to-thwart",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-strikes-iranian-rocket-launchers-on-larak-island",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:47:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US strikes Iranian missile sites on Larak Island in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-strikes-iranian-missile-sites-on-larak-island-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:20:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}