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  "id": 6592201,
  "title": "Defiant Iran seeks to bruise Trump ahead of midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/defiant-iran-seeks-to-bruise-trump-ahead-of-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T13:30:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/defiant-iran-seeks-bruise-trump-ahead-midterms"
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  "summary": "Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the conflict for President Donald Trump less than two months ahead of the US midterm elections, analysts say. Over half a year after the war erupted on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Iran is upping the ante, even risking a return to…",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US midterms: Trump promises $5,000 payout if Republicans win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/us-midterms-trump-promises-5-000-payout-if-republicans-win",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:50:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump makes highly unusual promise of $5,000 for all if Republicans win midterms | First Thing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-makes-highly-unusual-promise-of-5-000-for-all-if-republicans",
        "published": "2026-09-10T10:49:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump promises US$5,000 payment to U.S. citizens if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-promises-us-5-000-payment-to-u-s-citizens-if-republicans-keep",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:35:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump's dubious promise to give Americans $5,000 each if Republicans win the midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trumps-dubious-promise-to-give-americans-5-000-each-if-republicans",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:47:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Trump vows to give $5,000 US to every American voter — if Republicans win midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-vows-to-give-5-000-us-to-every-american-voter-if-republicans",
        "published": "2026-09-10T13:29:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Defiant Iran seeks to bruise Trump ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/defiant-iran-seeks-to-bruise-trump-ahead-of-midterms-6600661",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:49:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
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