{
  "id": 4620039,
  "title": "Iran’s Araghchi accuses ‘serpent’ Netanyahu of tricking US into war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/irans-araghchi-accuses-serpent-netanyahu-of-tricking-us-into-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:27:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/31/iran-s-araghchi-accuses-serpent-netanyahu-of-tricking-us-into-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a \"serpent\". Araghchi accused Netanyahu of tricking the United States into a potential war with Iran. In an X post, Araghchi stated that Netanyahu openly boasted about how he influenced American media, with 1,000 hours of airtime on US networks, to push for a war on Iran. Araghchi also praised President Biden's leadership. Tensions between Iran and the US escalated on February 28, resulting in US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and other high-ranking military officials. Iran retaliated with attacks across the region, leading to a ceasefire in April. However, sporadic attacks near the Strait of Hormuz kept the possibility of a lasting peace deal slim. Recently, the US has adopted an economic strategy to pressure Iran, with a recent attack on the Iranian island of Larak. In response, Iran has launched attacks on US military bases in Jordan and the UAE. Last week, Netanyahu dismissed any chance of an Iran-US deal and labeled Iran's leaders as \"savages\".",
  "summary": "The Iranian foreign minister said Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of influencing America’s Iran policy in Hebrew while publicly praising Donald Trump’s leadership.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Serpent' Netanyahu tricks US into war: Iran FM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/serpent-netanyahu-tricks-us-into-war-iran-fm",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:08:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Iran FM accuses ‘serpent’ Netanyahu of tricking US into war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-fm-accuses-serpent-netanyahu-of-tricking-us-into-war",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran’s Araghchi accuses ‘serpent’ Netanyahu of tricking US into war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/irans-araghchi-accuses-serpent-netanyahu-of-tricking-us-into-war-4621765",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:27:26.000Z"
      }
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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."
}