{
  "id": 4847584,
  "title": "Iran president says Tehran would 'immediately' reciprocate if US returns to June deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/iran-president-says-tehran-would-immediately-reciprocate-if-us-4847584",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T11:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260901/iran-president-says-tehran-would-immediately-reciprocate-if-us-returns-to-june-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Tuesday that Tehran would immediately reciprocate if the United States returned to the June deal aimed at ending their conflict. Pezeshkian stated explicitly that if the U.S. fulfills its commitments under the memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will take reciprocal action, as reported by the Iranian presidency's website. The memorandum of understanding sought to put an end to the months of hostilities between Tehran and Washington, which started in late February with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran that resulted in the death of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The deal subsequently fell apart, with each side blaming the other for breaching its terms. Pezeshkian emphasized that the repeated violation of commitments by the United States under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding demonstrated the need for effective enforcement guarantees and a return to a policy of diplomacy, as the U.S. actions of pressure and threats could undermine the diplomatic path.",
  "summary": "BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would \"immediately\" reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war. \"I state explicitly that if the United States returns to its commitments under the aforementioned memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take reciprocal action,\" Pezeshkian said…",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Iran’s President Offers To ‘Reciprocate’ If U.S. Returns To June Interim Peace Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/irans-president-offers-to-reciprocate-if-u-s-returns-to-june-interim",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:40:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "'Always a day late and a dollar short': US official on Iran as Trump considers limited strikes again amid deal deadlock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/always-a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short-us-official-on-iran-as-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:03:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Iran president says Tehran would ‘immediately’ reciprocate if U.S. returns to June deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/iran-president-says-tehran-would-immediately-reciprocate-if-u-s",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:15:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran president says Tehran would 'immediately' reciprocate if US returns to June deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/iran-president-says-tehran-would-immediately-reciprocate-if-us",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Pezeshkian thanks Putin for position on Iran war, says Tehran, Moscow resist US 'unilateralism'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pezeshkian-thanks-putin-for-position-on-iran-war-says-tehran-moscow",
        "published": "2026-09-01T13:24:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}