{
  "id": 119485,
  "title": "Pezeshkian says Iran not seeking a wider war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/pezeshkian-says-iran-not-seeking-a-wider-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T06:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pezeshkian-says-iran-not-seeking-wider-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pezeshkian says Iran not seeking a wider war Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement that Tehran will continue to defend its borders, but added that they are not seeking an escalation in the war. \"We defend our borders, but we do not seek to expand the war,\" he said during a launch for a medical programme in Iran. \"We must try to build a society in these circumstances that the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}