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  "id": 2374241,
  "title": "Iran's president calls for end to war from 'position of power' as US ups pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/irans-president-calls-for-end-to-war-from-position-of-power-as-us-ups",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:31:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/21/irans-president-calls-for-end-to-war-from-position-of-power-as-us-ups-pressure"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war with the United States, citing Iran's position of power and dignity. According to The Korea Times and New Straits Times, Pezeshkian made the comments in a meeting with doctors, stating that it was better to bring the war to an end now.\n\nThe war between Iran and the US, which was started in February by the US and Israel, has been locked in a stalemate. Tehran is keeping the key Strait of Hormuz partially shut, while Washington is persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran, as reported by multiple outlets including NDTV and The Korea Times.\n\nIran's foreign ministry has accused the US of \"economic terrorism\" and \"crimes against humanity\" after Washington announced plans to ramp up sanctions. The US Treasury Secretary has vowed to \"collapse\" the Iranian regime with the threatened campaign, as reported by Malay Mail. Pezeshkian defended a memorandum of understanding agreed with the US in June, claiming it did not signal a defeat for Tehran, according to New Straits Times.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says time to end war while in position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-says-time-to-end-war-while-in",
        "published": "2026-08-21T11:43:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-president-says-time-to-end-war-while-in-position-of-strength-2373942",
        "published": "2026-08-21T11:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Iran rejects US economic pressure as president calls for war to end ‘from a position of power’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-rejects-us-economic-pressure-as-president-calls-for-war-to-end",
        "published": "2026-08-21T11:52:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pezeshkian: Time to end war while Iran is in position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pezeshkian-time-to-end-war-while-iran-is-in-position-of-strength",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:19:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-president-says-time-to-end-war-while-in-position-of-strength",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-president-says-time-to-end-war-while-in-position-of-strength-2378128",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:30:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-president-says-time-to-end-war-while-in-position-of-strength-2382291",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:42:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran’s president calls for war to end ‘today’ from position of strength",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/irans-president-calls-for-war-to-end-today-from-position-of-strength",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:47:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
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