{
  "id": 6156939,
  "title": "Pentagon denies widow combat pay to US airman who died during Iran ops, reverses stance after viral post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/pentagon-denies-widow-combat-pay-to-us-airman-who-died-during-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T17:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-airmans-death-in-iran-ops-alex-klinner-pentagon-denies-combat-pay-to-wife-reverses-stance-after-viral-post-101788799897465.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to Libby Klinner, she said she was told by the American Air Force that the US was “not at war” when her husband died.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US Air Force widow initially denied benefits because Iran conflict ‘not technically a war’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/us-air-force-widow-initially-denied-benefits-because-iran-conflict",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:25:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}