{
  "id": 739334,
  "title": "Iranian President Pezeshkian meets incoming Basij commander",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/iranian-president-pezeshkian-meets-incoming-basij-commander",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T05:06:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/691652"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Hossein Taeb, who was appointed commander of the Basij organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). During the meeting, Pezeshkian congratulated Taeb on his appointment.</p><p>Taeb, who previously served as head of the IRGC's Intelligence Organization and as commander of the Basij during the suppression of the 2009 protests, was…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}