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  "id": 15733680,
  "title": "Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to influence US midterms, officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/iran-prolongs-talks-in-stalemate-to-influence-us-midterms-officials-15733680",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T10:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/iran-prolongs-talks-stalemate-influence-us-midterms-officials-say"
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  "summary": "By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say, while fears of renewed military action and deep distrust of Washington have reinforced Tehran's reluctance to strike a quick deal to end the war. Three senior Iranian officials and an Iranian insider,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to influence US midterms, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/iran-prolongs-talks-in-stalemate-to-influence-us-midterms-officials",
        "published": "2026-10-20T10:49:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to punish Trump ahead of US midterms, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/iran-prolongs-talks-in-stalemate-to-punish-trump-ahead-of-us-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-20T12:20:32.000Z"
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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."
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