{
  "id": 797959,
  "title": "US Can Maintain Naval Blockade Of Iran \"Indefinitely\", Says Pete Hegseth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-can-maintain-naval-blockade-of-iran-indefinitely-says-pete-hegseth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-can-maintain-naval-blockade-of-iran-indefinitely-says-pete-hegseth-11906985"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hegseth's comments suggest he is advising US President Donald Trump that the US military can keep applying economic pressure on Iran for as long as needed to help so-far failed negotiations to end the conflict, begun in February.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}