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  "title": "The war on Iran cracked the US-led regional order. The Mecca pact could deal the final blow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-war-on-iran-cracked-the-us-led-regional-order-the-mecca-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:03:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
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    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/mecca-pact-war-iran-end-us-hegemony-middle-east"
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  "summary": "The war on Iran cracked the US-led regional order. The Mecca pact could deal the final blow Submitted by Sami Al-Arian on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 22:30 The new alliance is no Sunni 'Islamic Nato' against Iran, but could lay the foundation for an independent security framework that eventually draws in Tehran, Cairo and beyond Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Pakistani PM Shehbaz…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iran-says-no-progress-on-reviving-interim-peace-deal-with-us",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/irans-new-security-council-shake-up-reveals-growing-divisions-over-us",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:01:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iran-says-no-progress-on-reviving-interim-peace-deal-with-us-685686",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:07:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iraq says September 30 withdrawal deadline for US-led coalition ‘final’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iraq-says-september-30-withdrawal-deadline-for-us-led-coalition-final",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:11:03.000Z"
      }
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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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