{
  "id": 685214,
  "title": "Top adviser to Iran's IRGC says U.S. military is 'weaker than what we perceived' in rare interview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/top-adviser-to-irans-irgc-says-u-s-military-is-weaker-than-what-we",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:32:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iranian-official-interview-pbs-9.7304517"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A top adviser to Iran's IRGC says Iranian officials have seen \"how the American military is weaker than what we perceived\" since the U.S. and Israel first launched their attack in February of this year, as talks to end the fighting remain stalled.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Who are Tehran’s newly appointed military, IRGC chiefs? - explainer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/who-are-tehrans-newly-appointed-military-irgc-chiefs-explainer",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:46:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}