{
  "id": 788634,
  "title": "US defense secretary says naval blockade on Iran can continue indefinitely",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-defense-secretary-says-naval-blockade-on-iran-can-continue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/ct9z1g9lm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington can maintain its naval blockade of Iranian ports as long as necessary, rotating ships as needed.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}