{
  "id": 1946008,
  "title": "US seeking ‘honourable exit’ as regional influence fades, says Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-seeking-honourable-exit-as-regional-influence-fades-says-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:21:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-seeking-honourable-exit-regional-influence-fades-says-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has stated that the United States is seeking an \"honourable exit\" from the Middle East as foreign powers lose their influence in the region. Ghalibaf made these remarks following the assassinations of two key commanders by the United States in January 2020.\n\nAbu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who headed Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, and Qassem Soleimani, who led Iran's Quds Force, were both killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad airport. Ghalibaf honored the fallen commanders, stating that their deaths were the result of their struggle and their \"blessed blood.\"\n\nGhalibaf emphasized that in the new regional order, foreign powers are diminishing their interference in the relations between countries. He added that the United States is seeking a \"honourable exit\" from the Middle East, while the Zionist regime's ambitious project of establishing a \"from the river to the sea\" zone is becoming a \"pipe dream.\"",
  "summary": "US seeking ‘honourable exit’ as regional influence fades, says Iran Iran’s parliament speaker says foreign powers are losing their grip on the Middle East as a regional order takes shape. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf linked the shift to two commanders assassinated by the United States in January 2020. “Dear Abu Mahdi and Haj Qassem! This is the fruit of your struggle and your blessed blood,” he wrote…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}