{
  "id": 5178175,
  "title": "'Inappropriate to say': Trump may still be considering CIA-led uprising in Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/inappropriate-to-say-trump-may-still-be-considering-cia-led-uprising",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T21:23:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/inappropriate-say-trump-may-still-be-considering-cia-led-uprising-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump stated it would be inappropriate to discuss whether he would authorize the CIA to arm Iranians in order to incite a violent uprising, according to a report following his unscheduled questions in the Oval Office. The president made this remark a day after the US launched a series of strikes on Iran's southern coast, resulting in the deaths of 18 individuals, including two children at a wedding.\n\nA reporter inquired of Trump, \"Will you send the CIA in to arm Iranians?\" to which he replied, \"I'd love to tell you that, but it wouldn't be appropriate to say.\" However, Trump expressed his understanding of Iran's situation, noting that \"they're being shot... They have close to 65,000 protesters killed.\" The exact source of this figure is disputed, as Trump's previous statements on the matter ranged from 25,000 to 80,000 deaths, with Iran itself reporting around 3,800 casualties during the anti-government protests earlier this year.",
  "summary": "'Inappropriate to say': Trump may still be considering CIA-led uprising in Iran US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it \"wouldn't be appropriate to say\" if he would greenlight the CIA arming Iranians to encourage a violent uprising, a day after he asked on his TruthSocial account, \"When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?\" Trump was taking unscheduled questions in the Oval…",
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump reassures Israel after US strikes Iran: ‘I will take care of Israel’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-reassures-israel-after-us-strikes-iran-i-will-take-care-of",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:56:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump says renewed US campaign against Iran won’t last long",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-says-renewed-us-campaign-against-iran-wont-last-long",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:42:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says renewed US campaign against Iran won't last long",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-says-renewed-us-campaign-against-iran-wont-last-long-5149726",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:46:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says renewed US campaign against Iran won't last 'too long'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-says-renewed-us-campaign-against-iran-wont-last-too-long",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:00:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump says Iran conflict unlikely to last much longer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-says-iran-conflict-unlikely-to-last-much-longer",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:25:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump says US sees ‘everything’ Iran does, threatens further attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-says-us-sees-everything-iran-does-threatens-further-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:04:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "The Trump Administration says more oil exited the Middle East this week than before the Iran war, but the data says otherwise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/the-trump-administration-says-more-oil-exited-the-middle-east-this",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Trump: ‘Israel should not worry’ about latest Iran clashes, war will wind down soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-israel-should-not-worry-about-latest-iran-clashes-war-will-wind",
        "published": "2026-09-02T21:56:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump under pressure to contain Iran fighting as midterms near",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-under-pressure-to-contain-iran-fighting-as-midterms-near",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:32:32.000Z"
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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."
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