{
  "id": 61388,
  "title": "Trump says new talks with Iran to begin on Monday after calling off strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-new-talks-with-iran-to-begin-on-monday-after-calling-off",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:16:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3362732/trump-says-new-talks-iran-begin-monday-after-calling-strikes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, US President Donald Trump is set to commence talks with Iran after deciding to suspend strikes against the Islamic republic in order to pursue a deal. Trump informed reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One that the negotiations were to commence in the afternoon. He refrained from disclosing further specifics regarding the location of the discussions or the participating parties. Explaining his rationale, Trump stated that Iran, along with US allies Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, had requested the strikes be halted. Trump reiterated his intention to reach a deal on both the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, stressing that the planned strikes would have been the most significant attack since World War II. He mentioned that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman also pleaded against the strikes, warning of potential unintended consequences. This pattern of rhetoric from the US president involves initially threatening substantial strikes before subsequently canceling them, a defining characteristic of the ongoing conflict that has escalated oil and basic goods prices.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes against the Islamic republic to pursue a deal. “Obviously, they don’t want to be attacked. They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming,” Trump told reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One. “Now what we’re doing is we’re talking to them in the form of a…",
  "key_points": [
    "US President Trump to start Iran talks on Monday",
    "Trump suspended strikes to pursue deal with Iran",
    "Iran, allies requested halt to strikes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says US will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/trump-says-us-will-hold-off-on-fresh-iran-attack-in-hope-of-quick-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-01T22:46:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump admin. touts its transparency. Yet few Iran war details have been shared.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-admin-touts-its-transparency-yet-few-iran-war-details-have-been",
        "published": "2026-08-02T16:15:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel was meant to join major US attack on Iran before Trump decided to call it off - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/israel-was-meant-to-join-major-us-attack-on-iran-before-trump-decided",
        "published": "2026-08-02T19:52:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Here’s how Trump has zig zagged with on-again, off-again strikes throughout the Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/heres-how-trump-has-zig-zagged-with-on-again-off-again-strikes",
        "published": "2026-08-02T21:35:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Live: Trump says new talks with Iran to begin Monday after calling off strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/live-trump-says-new-talks-with-iran-to-begin-monday-after-calling-off",
        "published": "2026-08-02T22:11:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says new talks with Iran to begin Monday after calling off strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-new-talks-with-iran-to-begin-monday-after-calling-off",
        "published": "2026-08-02T22:30:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Trump calls off Iran strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-calls-off-iran-strikes",
        "published": "2026-08-02T22:35:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says new Iran talks to begin Monday after calling off strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-new-iran-talks-to-begin-monday-after-calling-off-strikes",
        "published": "2026-08-02T23:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Australian Dollar gathers strength to near 0.7050 as Trump cancels Iran strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/australian-dollar-gathers-strength-to-near-0-7050-as-trump-cancels",
        "published": "2026-08-02T23:32:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran talks to take place on Monday, says Trump as he refuses to set a deadline for a peace deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/us-iran-war-news-live-iran-talks-to-take-place-on-monday-says-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-03T00:10:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}