{
  "id": 1262382,
  "title": "Iran claims Leavitt quit after Trump fallout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/iran-claims-leavitt-quit-after-trump-fallout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T11:48:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539226/iran-claims-leavitt-quit-after-trump-fallout/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran's embassy in South Africa claimed that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt resigned after a disagreement with US President Donald Trump. However, Washington has rejected this allegation. The embassy made the claim on social media, accusing Trump of abandoning officials while protecting himself from potential threats, according to the Daily Times.\n\nThe reports about Leavitt's departure come amid ongoing tensions between the US and Iran. The conflict began with ambitious objectives, including Iran's complete surrender and regime change, but US goals have shifted over time.\n\nVice-President JD Vance recently stated that the US has two main goals: ensuring Gulf countries can send oil and gas to the world economy, and keeping energy prices stable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "JD Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/jd-vance-and-the-trump-team-keep-moving-the-goalposts-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:28:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Iran escalation puts China’s Gulf strategy under serious strain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/iran-escalation-puts-chinas-gulf-strategy-under-serious-strain",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:57:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "The great irony of Trump’s Iran war: Fighting to restore what existed before it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/the-great-irony-of-trumps-iran-war-fighting-to-restore-what-existed",
        "published": "2026-08-16T10:16:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}