{
  "id": 136766,
  "title": "Qatar says progress made toward US-Iran talks on ending war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/qatar-says-progress-made-toward-us-iran-talks-on-ending-war",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T03:46:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/qatar-says-progress-made-toward-us-iran-talks-ending-war"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Tala Ramadan, Parisa Hafezi, Doina Chiacu and Simon Lewis DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Qatar said mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war on Tuesday, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump's assertion that talks are already under way.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/qatar-says-us-iran-mediation-efforts-continuing-but-no-direct-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:11:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}