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  "id": 13019779,
  "title": "Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-before-us-midterm-elections-13019779",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:30:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-us-midterm-elections-0"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the US midterm elections on November 3, saying Washington was holding \"productive discussions\" with Tehran. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform followed a surge in oil prices on Thursday driven by media reports suggesting potential new US strikes prior to those elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-rules-out-new-iran-attack-before-us-midterm-elections",
        "published": "2026-10-09T01:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US-Iran war: Trump rules out strikes before midterms as Tehran weighs Hormuz plan; Iranian spies eye US bases in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-iran-war-trump-rules-out-strikes-before-midterms-as-tehran-weighs",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:53:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov 3 midterm elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-u-s-will-not-resume-military-strikes-on-iran-before-the",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:05:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
}