{
  "id": 1526878,
  "title": "Trump says Iran should wave ‘white flag’ amid tense deadlock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-iran-should-wave-white-flag-amid-tense-deadlock",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:40:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/trump-says-iran-should-wave-white-flag-amid-tense-deadlock/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump says Iran should “put up the white flag of surrender” as the two nations’ memorandum of understanding (MoU) expired on Monday. He tells Fox News that his administration is holding talks with the Revolutionary Guards – a claim denied by the IRGC. Speaking in Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei […]",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "No new strikes, no peace deal: What Donald Trump’s ‘low-key’ Iran strategy means",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/no-new-strikes-no-peace-deal-what-donald-trumps-low-key-iran-strategy",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:03:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-iran-should-surrender-threatens-to-bomb-oman",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:46:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. will bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-u-s-will-bomb-oman-if-it-gets-in-the-way-over-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:29:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s handling of Iran war ‘uniquely despicable’ in excoriating speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/jon-ossoff-calls-trumps-handling-of-iran-war-uniquely-despicable-in",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:31:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump threatens Oman over Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran negotiation period expires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-over-strait-of-hormuz-as-u-s-iran-negotiation",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:52:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}