{
  "id": 4641744,
  "title": "Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran still seeks negotiated solution to conflict with US - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/irans-pezeshkian-says-tehran-still-seeks-negotiated-solution-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T12:20:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-907132"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran still seeks a negotiated solution to its conflict with the United States. According to the Jerusalem Post, Pezeshkian said that continuing the war with the US was not in his country's interest.\n\nThe comments came after a recent military flare-up between the two countries, with US forces attacking Iran's Larak Island, and Tehran responding with strikes on bases in Jordan and the UAE that it said were used by the US military, as reported by Free Malaysia Today. Pezeshkian met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, where he emphasized the need for dialogue and cooperation to prevent the spread of insecurity and conflict.\n\nPezeshkian's remarks were echoed by Modi, who discussed the prevailing situation in the region with the Iranian President and reaffirmed India's commitment to supporting efforts for lasting peace, according to Live Mint. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which also attended by China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin, provides a platform for discussing regional security issues, including the US-Iran conflict.",
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    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "'Symbolic solidarity': Xi, Putin and Modi set to meet Iran's Pezeshkian",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/symbolic-solidarity-xi-putin-and-modi-set-to-meet-irans-pezeshkian",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:20:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Xi, Modi and Putin set to meet for SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/xi-modi-and-putin-set-to-meet-for-sco-summit-whats-on-the-agenda",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:47:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "PM Modi meets Iranian President Pezeshkian on sidelines of SCO summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-modi-meets-iranian-president-pezeshkian-on-sidelines-of-sco-summit",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "PM Modi meets Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-modi-meets-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian-on-the-sidelines-of",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:52:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "India, Iran seek to diversify trade basket: Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/india-iran-seek-to-diversify-trade-basket-modi",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:23:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan, Putin expected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-xi-and-irans-pezeshkian-in-kyrgyzstan-putin-expected",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:54:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "PM Modi meets Iran President Pezeshkian for first time since Gulf war: What was discussed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-modi-meets-iran-president-pezeshkian-for-first-time-since-gulf-war",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:59:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Civilians must not be harmed’: PM Modi meets Iranian President Pezeshkian in Bishkek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/civilians-must-not-be-harmed-pm-modi-meets-iranian-president",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:24:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}