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  "id": 5992910,
  "title": "Trump’s Iran war could drag on for another 6 months, ex-US defense secy Leon Panetta warns; says President is ‘boxed in’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/trumps-iran-war-could-drag-on-for-another-6-months-ex-us-defense-secy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T13:54:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
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    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/trumps-iran-war-could-drag-on-for-another-six-months-former-us-defence-secretary-leon-panetta-warns-11788700979389.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Panetta also warned that the conflict risked becoming another “forever war in the Middle East” and could eventually resemble the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Iran war to continue for 6 more months? Ex-US official's big warning, 3 ‘options’ for Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iran-war-to-continue-for-6-more-months-ex-us-officials-big-warning-3",
        "published": "2026-09-06T13:37:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Former Air Force secretary questions 'advice' Trump received before starting Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/former-air-force-secretary-questions-advice-trump-received-before",
        "published": "2026-09-06T15:29:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}