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  "id": 6537551,
  "title": "Iran rocked by explosions as Trump says US-Iran war won't end until after midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/iran-rocked-by-explosions-as-trump-says-us-iran-war-wont-end-until",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T03:20:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-rocked-by-explosions-as-trump-says-us-iran-war-wont-end-until-after-midterm-elections-1.500669266"
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  "account": "Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel on Thursday, following Iran's attack on over a dozen vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had expanded its no-go zone around the crucial shipping route since the war with the United States began on February 28. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that oil prices would decrease once the US wins the ongoing conflict, which has stalled more than six months after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran initiated the crisis. The Pentagon is exploring the possibility of striking Iran's deepest nuclear sites, due to accelerated construction at a suspected facility near the Natanz nuclear complex. Meanwhile, hardliners in Iran criticized former presidents for advocating diplomacy as surrender, challenging the notion that public opinion should have a say in decisions about prolonged conflict.",
  "summary": "Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran tightened its grip on the vital oil and gas shipping route on Wednesday, expanding a no-go zone outside the waterway where it has restricted traffic since the war with the United States…",
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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."
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