{
  "id": 7394279,
  "title": "Third Sunni cleric killed in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province: What to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/third-sunni-cleric-killed-in-irans-sistan-and-baluchistan-province",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:42:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/third-sunni-cleric-killed-irans-sistan-and-baluchistan-province-what-know"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran says it is stepping up its crackdown on armed groups in the impoverished province as Sunni clerics have been reported killed there and in the predominantly Kurdish northwest.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Air Force officer shot down in Iran says he was grateful watching crewmate get rescued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/air-force-officer-shot-down-in-iran-says-he-was-grateful-watching",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:01:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Senior Sunni cleric shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeast Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/senior-sunni-cleric-shot-dead-by-unidentified-gunmen-in-southeast-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-14T15:16:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Pro-IRGC Muslim cleric shot dead in southeastern Iran, 'active in fight against Zionism' - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/pro-irgc-muslim-cleric-shot-dead-in-southeastern-iran-active-in-fight",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:16:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}