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  "id": 11181079,
  "title": "Leaving Iraq while bombing Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/leaving-iraq-while-bombing-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:13:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/leaving-iraq-while-bombing-iran/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On September 30, the last American and coalition troops flew out of Erbil Air Base, and the Pentagon declared an “orderly departure.” The White House called it a victory. President Trump, never one for understatement, described the whole enterprise as “a very expensive excursion into Hell.” For once, the hyperbole is closer to the truth […] The post Leaving Iraq while bombing Iran appeared first…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "US troops complete Iraq exit, as Iran and its allies celebrate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/us-troops-complete-iraq-exit-as-iran-and-its-allies-celebrate",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:50:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran’s Guards hail US withdrawal from Iraq as ‘historic victory’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/irans-guards-hail-us-withdrawal-from-iraq-as-historic-victory",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:18:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran Guards hail US withdrawal from Iraq as 'historic victory'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/iran-guards-hail-us-withdrawal-from-iraq-as-historic-victory",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:51:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}