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  "id": 11997513,
  "title": "Iran's oil minister resigns for personal reasons, state media reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/irans-oil-minister-resigns-for-personal-reasons-state-media-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T17:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/irans-oil-minister-resigns-personal-reasons-state-media-reports"
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  "summary": "DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned for personal reasons, and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be acting minister, state media said on Sunday. Mohsen Paknejad, oil minister of the OPEC member country since August 2024, resigned as the seven-month-old war between Iran and the US has put pressure on the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran's oil minister resigns, no reason given",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/irans-oil-minister-resigns-no-reason-given",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:46:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Iran’s oil minister resigns, no reason given",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/irans-oil-minister-resigns-no-reason-given-11989423",
        "published": "2026-10-04T19:11:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Lebanon seeks 'new chapter' with Iran, prime minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lebanon-seeks-new-chapter-with-iran-prime-minister-says",
        "published": "2026-10-04T22:02:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran's oil minister resigns, president appoints replacement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/irans-oil-minister-resigns-president-appoints-replacement",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:02:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}