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  "id": 7764713,
  "title": "How 9/11 Helped Create Regional Clout for Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/how-9-11-helped-create-regional-clout-for-iran",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/middleeast/sept-11-iran-islamic-state-iraq.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 paved the way for Tehran to dominate its neighbor and whetted its appetite to expand its influence across the greater Middle East.",
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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."
}