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  "id": 10605633,
  "title": "U.S., Iran hold separate mediator talks as Mideast oil exports hit war-time high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/u-s-iran-hold-separate-mediator-talks-as-mideast-oil-exports-hit-war-10605633",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:02:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC World",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-.html"
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  "summary": "Iranian and US officials met separately with mediators on Monday to push for a ceasefire. According to CNBC, these talks took place as Middle Eastern crude exports rebounded to a war-time high.\n\nMiddle Eastern crude exports reached 16.328 million barrels per day in September, the highest since the US-Israeli war on Iran started in late February, as reported by Free Malaysia Today, citing data from Kpler. This rebound followed a recovery in exports via the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia's diversion of oil exports from the Red Sea port after attacks damaged its East-West pipeline.\n\nIran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed that the US would be driven out of the region after suffering \"painful blows\", according to Dawn. Khamenei made these remarks despite attempts to revive talks aimed at ending the fighting.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/oil-prices-rise-after-trump-rejected-iran-proposal",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Khamenei unbowed as Iran sees no direct talks with US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/khamenei-unbowed-as-iran-sees-no-direct-talks-with-us",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "U.S., Iran hold separate mediator talks as Mideast oil exports hit war-time high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/u-s-iran-hold-separate-mediator-talks-as-mideast-oil-exports-hit-war",
        "published": "2026-09-29T04:02:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}