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  "title": "Iran hosts Saudi defence pact states as Houthis launch more attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/iran-hosts-saudi-defence-pact-states-as-houthis-launch-more-attacks",
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  "published": "2026-10-26T03:46:28.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/iran-hosts-saudi-defence-pact-states-houthis-launch-more-attacks"
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  "summary": "By Andrew Mills, Ariba Shahid and Menna AlaaElDin DOHA/KARACHI/CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan were due in Iran on Monday in a push to de-escalate the regional conflict now afflicting the Gulf kingdom, as Yemen's Houthis launched further attacks on Riyadh's airport and Saudi oil facilities. The talks were the first high-level contact between Iran and…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Saudi defence pact countries hold talks in Iran as Houthis launch more attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/saudi-defence-pact-countries-hold-talks-in-iran-as-houthis-launch-16620498",
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