{
  "id": 574453,
  "title": "Ex-Trump Pentagon chief on Iran: 'We seem to be on our back foot'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ex-trump-pentagon-chief-on-iran-we-seem-to-be-on-our-back-foot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6021909-mark-esper-donald-trump-iran-war-strategy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that the Trump administration appears to be on its \"back foot” strategically in the nearly six-month war with Iran, despite heavy damage inflicted on the nation by U.S. military strikes. “Tactically, we have imposed a lot of pain on them through our U.S. military strikes against their air...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}