{
  "id": 9531805,
  "title": "Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-threatens-to-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again-9531805",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/iran-threatens-to-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An adviser to Iran's supreme leader has warned that Tehran may expand the current Middle East conflict to the Indian Ocean if the United States or Israel launches another attack. According to Daily Times, the adviser, Yahya Rahim Safavi, who advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, issued the warning.\n\nThe conflict has already spread beyond the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Red Sea, as per The Vibes. Channel News Asia notes that the Indian Ocean is home to a strategic US-British military base at Diego Garcia, nearly 4,000km from Iran.\n\nSafavi's warning was reported by multiple outlets, including Punch Nigeria and The Vibes, which both stated that any new US or Israeli attack could lead Iran to expand the conflict.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Iran may extend war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again: Khamenei's adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-may-extend-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again-khameneis",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:16:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Iran may expand war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again: supreme leader's adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-may-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again-supreme",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-threatens-to-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again-9532114",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-threatens-to-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:30:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Iran may expand war to Indian Ocean if US attacks again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-may-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-if-us-attacks-again",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:47:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Iran warns war could spread to Indian Ocean if US or Israel attacks again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-warns-war-could-spread-to-indian-ocean-if-us-or-israel-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Iran threatens to expand Middle East war to Indian Ocean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-threatens-to-expand-middle-east-war-to-indian-ocean",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:41:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}