{
  "id": 4909557,
  "title": "US military says it is striking targets in Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-military-says-it-is-striking-targets-in-iran-4909557",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437436/us-military-says-it-is-striking-targets-in-iran"
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  "summary": "The US military said it began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran at 1600 GMT on Tuesday. “The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region,” the US military’s Central Command said in a statement on X.",
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    "outlets": 8,
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Iran warns of military response if US tightens maritime blockade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/iran-warns-of-military-response-if-us-tightens-maritime-blockade",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:17:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US says it’s striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after month with no military action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-says-its-striking-targets-in-iran-as-hostilities-flare-again-after",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:49:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "US says it’s striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after month with no military action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-says-its-striking-targets-in-iran-as-hostilities-flare-again-after-4902696",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:56:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "U.S. military says it's hitting new targets in Iran again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/u-s-military-says-its-hitting-new-targets-in-iran-again",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:58:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US military says it is striking targets in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-military-says-it-is-striking-targets-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-01T17:17:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "The US military began striking targets in Iran, CENTCOM says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/the-us-military-began-striking-targets-in-iran-centcom-says",
        "published": "2026-09-01T17:39:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US launches fresh airstrikes on Iran’s IRGC targets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-launches-fresh-airstrikes-on-irans-irgc-targets",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:21:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}