{
  "id": 189648,
  "title": "Iran president says contact with supreme leader is 'very difficult'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/iran-president-says-contact-with-supreme-leader-is-very-difficult",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T20:19:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260805-iran-president-says-contact-with-supreme-leader-is-very-difficult"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was \"very difficult\" following the leader's reported wounding during the US-Israeli strike that killed his father. Pezeshkian, however, defended Khamenei against rising speculation over his absence from public view.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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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."
}