{
  "id": 7755630,
  "title": "China's top diplomat urges Iran, US to show restraint, revive talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/chinas-top-diplomat-urges-iran-us-to-show-restraint-revive-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/chinas-top-diplomat-urges-iran-us-show-restraint-revive-talks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) - China encourages Iran and the U.S. to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and \"engage in substantive consultations,\" Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/chinas-foreign-minister-says-willing-to-safeguard-irans-rights",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Iran war latest: China urges reopening of Strait of Hormuz in talks with Iran's Araghchi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/iran-war-latest-china-urges-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz-in-talks",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:55:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}