{
  "id": 5979427,
  "title": "Iran's top negotiator threatens 'faster, more intense' response to US attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/irans-top-negotiator-threatens-faster-more-intense-response-to-us-5979427",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T12:43:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1527061/irans-top-negotiator-threatens-faster-more-intense-response-us-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned of swifter and more intense responses to U.S. attacks, following a series of clashes between the two nations. Ghalibaf stated that the era of proportionate reactions has ended, emphasizing that any aggression against Iran's interests and security will face a harsher response. The recent attacks involved the Revolutionary Guards claiming to target a U.S. naval drone, three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. vessels in other locations, as well as a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported disabling two Iranian oil tankers off Iran's Kharg island and destroying an unladen Iranian crude oil tanker in the Sea of Oman, while asserting that its warships had successfully evaded Iran's strikes. Iran has been blocking the Strait of Hormuz since February 28, while the U.S. has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports and launched an \"economic asphyxiation\" campaign targeting Iran's economy. Ghalibaf called for better management of Iranian imports to counter the U.S. campaign, stating that every dollar of damage inflicted on Iran by the U.S. results in tens of dollars of damage to the United States.",
  "summary": "TEHERAN: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened on Sunday to launch swifter and more forceful responses to US attacks, after an exchange of fire in which Teheran targeted American warships and the US attacked Iranian tankers.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's response to US attacks will be 'faster, more painful', Ghalibaf says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/irans-response-to-us-attacks-will-be-faster-more-painful-ghalibaf-says",
        "published": "2026-09-06T09:54:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran's response to US attacks will be 'faster, heavier, more painful,' Ghalibaf says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/irans-response-to-us-attacks-will-be-faster-heavier-more-painful",
        "published": "2026-09-06T11:00:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran’s top negotiator threatens ‘faster, more intense’ response to US attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/irans-top-negotiator-threatens-faster-more-intense-response-to-us",
        "published": "2026-09-06T11:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iran-threatens-greater-force-if-us-launches-more-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-06T12:30:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iran-threatens-greater-force-if-us-launches-more-attacks-5990259",
        "published": "2026-09-06T13:19:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}