{
  "id": 4921006,
  "title": "Iran launches 'decisive operation' targeting US sites, state media says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/iran-launches-decisive-operation-targeting-us-sites-state-media-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:28:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/ri9qghk9a"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian state media have announced a \"decisive operation\" targeting US sites in response to American strikes, according to reports from Fars and Tasnim news agencies. The agencies, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claim multiple sites across Iran were hit in the retaliation.\n\nFars reported that US forces attacked Lengeh port in Hormozgan province, while Tasnim cited an attack on Kouhestak area in the same region. Kerman province saw US forces target Jiroft airport, with state television confirming the incident. Elsewhere, Fars stated that an explosion occurred at Asaluyeh, the primary gas hub along Iran's coast. In Chabahar, the Revolutionary Guard reported that six missiles struck a Guard base.",
  "summary": "Iranian agencies report missile and drone attacks on US positions after American strikes, with claims of multiple sites hit across Iran.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "US launches fresh strikes on Iran near Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-launches-fresh-strikes-on-iran-near-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:03:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "US launches new strikes on Iran as oil prices jump and Tehran threatens Gulf exports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-as-oil-prices-jump-and-tehran",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:16:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US strikes Iran in latest tit-for-tat attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-strikes-iran-in-latest-tit-for-tat-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:30:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "US launches ‘large and powerful’ new strikes at Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-launches-large-and-powerful-new-strikes-at-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:02:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump says US strikes on Iran are ‘very justified’, warns ‘biggest attack of them all waiting'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/trump-says-us-strikes-on-iran-are-very-justified-warns-biggest-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:22:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Sirens sound in Jordan as Iran launches retaliation strikes against US targets in Middle East",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/sirens-sound-in-jordan-as-iran-launches-retaliation-strikes-against",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:58:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "The US and Iran are trading fresh strikes as hostilities flare up once again. DW has the latest.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/the-us-and-iran-are-trading-fresh-strikes-as-hostilities-flare-up",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US and Iran trade strikes as war heats up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-and-iran-trade-strikes-as-war-heats-up",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:28:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump and Iran trade threats after latest U.S. strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/trump-and-iran-trade-threats-after-latest-u-s-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:43:00.000Z"
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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."
}