{
  "id": 7365784,
  "title": "France, Iraq deepen energy, defence ties during Zaidi visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/france-iraq-deepen-energy-defence-ties-during-zaidi-visit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:30:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/france-iraq-deepen-energy-defence-ties-during-zaidi-visit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France and Iraq on Monday called for a \"diversification of export routes\" for oil and gas in the Middle East in response to the instability generated by the conflict between the United States and Iran, following talks in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron and Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi stressed the importance of \"regional interconnections\" and export route diversification to \"ensure…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}