{
  "id": 10836000,
  "title": "Qatari mediators press peace deal between US and Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/qatari-mediators-press-peace-deal-between-us-and-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T02:38:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
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    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-30-qatari-mediators-press-peace-deal-between-us-and-iran/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Qatar is attempting to broker a peace deal between the United States and Iran amidst ongoing conflict in the region. US President Donald Trump has dismissed media reports suggesting he is willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds in exchange for Iranian concessions on its nuclear program. The conflict, now in its eighth month, has failed to find an off-ramp and negotiations have so far not resulted in an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar has emerged as a peace mediator, following its previous role in producing the June memorandum of understanding that led to a brief ceasefire.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Qatari mediators press peace deal between US, Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/qatari-mediators-press-peace-deal-between-us-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:07:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Qatari mediators press peace deal between US, Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/qatari-mediators-press-peace-deal-between-us-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:41:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Ahead of deal on Hormuz, US and Iran ramp up the rhetoric again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ahead-of-deal-on-hormuz-us-and-iran-ramp-up-the-rhetoric-again",
        "published": "2026-09-30T02:35:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}