{
  "id": 2761525,
  "title": "Middle East live: Iran's president says country facing 'many problems' as US sanctions loom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/middle-east-live-irans-president-says-country-facing-many-problems-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260823-middle-east-live-iran-s-president-says-country-facing-many-problems-as-us-sanctions-loom"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that his country was facing \"many problems\" and that authorities were striving \"to overcome inflation, livelihood problems, unemployment, and to secure the future of the people\". His comments came after the US vowed last week to bring about the \"collapse\" of the regime through a newly announced sanctions campaign. Follow our liveblog fot the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran’s president admits country facing ‘many problems’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/irans-president-admits-country-facing-many-problems",
        "published": "2026-08-23T09:09:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Iran president admits country facing 'many problems'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/iran-president-admits-country-facing-many-problems",
        "published": "2026-08-23T09:21:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Iran’s Pezeshkian admits citizens face ‘many problems’ as US launches new sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/irans-pezeshkian-admits-citizens-face-many-problems-as-us-launches",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:20:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}