{
  "id": 506303,
  "title": "Senior Iranian academic claims US is preparing military action against Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/senior-iranian-academic-claims-us-is-preparing-military-action",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:50:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/senior-iranian-academic-claims-us-is-preparing-military-action-against-iran-1.500636736"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: A senior Iranian academic has claimed that Tehran is monitoring preparations for a potential US-led military operation against Iran, warning that the country is ready to respond with force if attacked. Mohammad Marandi, professor of North American Studies and dean of the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran, claimed in a post on X that Iran believes US forces and assets in…",
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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."
}