{
  "id": 308394,
  "title": "'Foreign forces must leave': Iran says regional countries can ensure their own security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/foreign-forces-must-leave-iran-says-regional-countries-can-ensure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T11:47:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/foreign-forces-must-leave-iran-says-regional-countries-can-ensure-their"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran's Supreme Leader's adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, has called for foreign forces to withdraw from the region, asserting that their presence is the primary cause of insecurity. In a recent post on X, Velayati praised Iran's armed forces, the Iranian people's resilience, and the \"axis of resistance.\" He emphasized that regional countries can ensure their own security through increased cooperation and highlighted the defeat of America and Israel as reinforcing the argument for foreign forces to leave. The recent developments, according to Velayati, are a result of the steadfastness of the armed forces, the Iranian people's resolve, and the courage of the resistance axis, which has solidified the belief that foreign forces should withdraw from the region, with the region's countries able to ensure their security through enhanced collaboration.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}