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  "id": 1738305,
  "title": "Iran says no talks underway with US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/iran-says-no-talks-underway-with-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:03:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540256/iran-says-no-talks-underway-with-us/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said no talks are currently taking place with the United States. IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mahdavi said Tehran was not engaged in direct or indirect negotiations with Washington. Speaking in Tehran, Mahdavi said diplomatic affairs remained the responsibility of Iran’s Foreign Ministry and other relevant institutions. He said […]",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T13:57:48.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-08-18T16:13:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}