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Proof: Iran poised to exploit security vacuum as US leaves Iraq

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-05T19:00:15Z","headline":"Iran poised to exploit security vacuum as US leaves Iraq","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"dw","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/iran-poised-to-exploit-security-vacuum-as-us-leaves-iraq/a-79550833","v":1}

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SHA-256

cf965dfeb7be3e6dd0fcd2174fc7bf47702bd5f2b87fdb83c7dd5c8322b36b99

OpenTimestamps

Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970068, mined 2026-10-05 19:23 UTC.

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-05 19:04 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-05 19:05 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-cf965dfeb7be.json prints cf965dfeb7be3e6dd0fcd2174fc7bf47702bd5f2b87fdb83c7dd5c8322b36b99. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-cf965dfeb7be.json and headline-cf965dfeb7be.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-cf965dfeb7be.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 2 min after it was first seen.