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  "id": 16219589,
  "title": "US could strike Iran this weekend, envoy says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/us-could-strike-iran-this-weekend-envoy-says-16219589",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T19:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261024/us-could-strike-iran-this-weekend-envoy-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States may launch an attack on Iran as early as this weekend, according to a U.S. envoy named Tom Barrack. He made the claim on Friday, following a series of threats from both Washington and Tel Aviv. Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and a key figure in Syrian affairs, spoke to podcast host Mario Nawfal. He emphasized that President Donald Trump is open to negotiating a deal and has been at the negotiating table for months.\n\nIn the same interview, Barrack revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is up for re-election on Tuesday, has repeatedly vowed to overthrow Iran's theocratic regime. This comes after two significant bombing campaigns against Iran since last year. However, Barrack contradicts Netanyahu by stating that the U.S. is not seeking to topple Iran, a nation that is a staunch enemy of the United States and Israel.",
  "summary": "JERUSALEM — The United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend, a U.S. envoy said Friday, after mounting threats by both Washington and Israel. \"Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely,\" Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and point man on Syria who does not have a direct role on Iran, told podcast host Mario Nawfal. President Donald Trump \"is very clear. He's open and…",
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        "title": "US strike on Iran possible this weekend, says envoy Tom Barrack",
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        "published": "2026-10-23T17:24:45.000Z"
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        "title": "US could strike Iran this weekend, envoy says",
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        "published": "2026-10-23T17:41:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Could \"Absolutely\" Strike Iran This Weekend, Says Envoy",
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        "title": "US could strike Iran weekend – Envoy",
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        "published": "2026-10-23T18:48:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "US envoy: We could strike Iran this weekend; Trump: I don’t know anything about that",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/us-envoy-we-could-strike-iran-this-weekend-trump-i-dont-know-anything",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:36:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US could strike Iran this weekend, envoy says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/us-could-strike-iran-this-weekend-envoy-says-16227866",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:37:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "US Ambassador to Turkey: Could there be an Iran strike this weekend? Absolutely",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/us-ambassador-to-turkey-could-there-be-an-iran-strike-this-weekend",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:43:29.000Z"
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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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