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  "id": 15645464,
  "title": "Lavrov backs Iran, hours after Trump says Russia doing 'very little' to help Tehran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/lavrov-backs-iran-hours-after-trump-says-russia-doing-very-little-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/lavrov-backs-iran-hours-after-trump-says-russia-doing-very-little-to-help-tehran"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Iran during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, accusing the US and Israel of launching an unprovoked military campaign against Iran. Lavrov reaffirmed Russia's commitment to supporting Tehran and expressed readiness to assist in finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Iran, the US, and Israel. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump defended easing economic pressure on Russia, stating that further sanctions could jeopardize ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine and that he did not want to risk driving Russia away from the bargaining table. Trump also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for damaging global diesel markets and accused him of lacking interest in ending the war.",
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        "published": "2026-10-19T12:29:00.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-10-19T20:25:22.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/trump-faces-bipartisan-backlash-over-waiving-russia-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-10-19T21:00:00.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/zelensky-should-get-somebody-else-to-negotiate-to-end-ukraine-war",
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      }
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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."
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