{
  "id": 16462629,
  "title": "Maximalist US and Iran positions fuelling conflict, former Pakistani PM says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/maximalist-us-and-iran-positions-fuelling-conflict-former-pakistani-16462629",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T10:27:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/25/maximalist-us-and-iran-positions-fuelling-conflict-former-pakistani-pm-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Maximalist negotiating positions by both the US and Iran have prevented an end to the Middle East conflict, amid worrying signs of the war escalating, a former prime minister of Pakistan told The National. “I think when you go for a maximalist position, that's a stumbling block,” Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar said in a rare interview from Islamabad. “I think both sides probably choose to remain maximalist,…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "title": "Iran FM says war won't change Tehran's stance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/iran-fm-says-war-wont-change-tehrans-stance",
        "published": "2026-10-25T08:13:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Resumption of war with with Israel, US will not change Iran's positions: Araghchi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/resumption-of-war-with-with-israel-us-will-not-change-irans-positions",
        "published": "2026-10-25T09:44:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iraq braces for renewed Iran conflict after 1,000 strikes on Kurdistan, 600 militia attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/iraq-braces-for-renewed-iran-conflict-after-1-000-strikes-on",
        "published": "2026-10-25T12:50:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}